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Amid the cyclone’s landfall, thousands of homes were damaged, and at least five people were killed in Andhra Pradesh from falling trees and stones.<ref name=”ReutersAftermath”>{{Cite news|title=Cyclone Hudhud blasts India’s east coast, at least five dead|last=Dash|first=Jatindra|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/12/us-india-cyclone-idUSKCN0I102D20141012/|date=12 October 2014|access-date=4 December 2025|work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> Low-lying coastal areas were inundated by floods after heavy rain, cutting off power lines. People stuck in vehicles on highways were rescued by police and NDRF forces, and debris was strewn across roads. The strong winds also shattered glass throughout the city of [[Visakhapatnam]]. [[Visakhapatnam Airport]] was also damaged due to the cyclone, with a runway being flooded. All flights from the airport had been suspended beforehand.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hudhud cyclone damages Visakhapatnam Airport|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nation-world/hudhud-cyclone-damages-visakhapatnam-airport/slideshow/44810056.cms|website=[[The Economic Times]]|date=14 October 2014|access-date=5 December 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Cyclone Hudhud hits Andhra Pradesh, leaves a trail of destruction|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/3-killed-trail-of-destruction-as-hudhud-sweeps-over-andhra-coast/|work=[[The Indian Express]]|last=Janyala|first=Sreenivas|date=13 October 2014|access-date=4 December 2025|archive-url=https://archive.ph/RPDry|archive-date=4 December 2025}}</ref> 500,000 residents were moved to relief camps as a result of Hudhud.<ref name=”HinduAftermath1″>{{Cite news|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Hudhud leaves trail of destruction|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Cyclone-Hudhud-Normal-life-hit-in-Odisha-Andhra-Pradesh/article60394535.ece|archive-date=5 December 2025|archive-url=https://archive.ph/wwRRG|access-date= 5 December 2025|date=12 October 2014|last=Mallikarjun|first=Y.}}</ref> 380 mm of rainfall fell in [[Gantyada]] in the span of 24 hours on 12-13 October, and [[storm surge]] of {{convert|1.4|m|ft|abbr=on}} was observed in Visakhapatnam. Hudhud caused 46 deaths and 43 injuries as well as 2,831 livestock deaths in Andhra Pradesh.<ref name=”Report” /> |
Amid the cyclone’s landfall, thousands of homes were damaged, and at least five people were killed in Andhra Pradesh from falling trees and stones.<ref name=”ReutersAftermath”>{{Cite news|title=Cyclone Hudhud blasts India’s east coast, at least five dead|last=Dash|first=Jatindra|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/12/us-india-cyclone-idUSKCN0I102D20141012/|date=12 October 2014|access-date=4 December 2025|work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> Low-lying coastal areas were inundated by floods after heavy rain, cutting off power lines. People stuck in vehicles on highways were rescued by police and NDRF forces, and debris was strewn across roads. The strong winds also shattered glass throughout the city of [[Visakhapatnam]]. [[Visakhapatnam Airport]] was also damaged due to the cyclone, with a runway being flooded. All flights from the airport had been suspended beforehand.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hudhud cyclone damages Visakhapatnam Airport|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nation-world/hudhud-cyclone-damages-visakhapatnam-airport/slideshow/44810056.cms|website=[[The Economic Times]]|date=14 October 2014|access-date=5 December 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Cyclone Hudhud hits Andhra Pradesh, leaves a trail of destruction|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/3-killed-trail-of-destruction-as-hudhud-sweeps-over-andhra-coast/|work=[[The Indian Express]]|last=Janyala|first=Sreenivas|date=13 October 2014|access-date=4 December 2025|archive-url=https://archive.ph/RPDry|archive-date=4 December 2025}}</ref> 500,000 residents were moved to relief camps as a result of Hudhud.<ref name=”HinduAftermath1″>{{Cite news|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Hudhud leaves trail of destruction|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Cyclone-Hudhud-Normal-life-hit-in-Odisha-Andhra-Pradesh/article60394535.ece|archive-date=5 December 2025|archive-url=https://archive.ph/wwRRG|access-date= 5 December 2025|date=12 October 2014|last=Mallikarjun|first=Y.}}</ref> 380 mm of rainfall fell in [[Gantyada]] in the span of 24 hours on 12-13 October, and [[storm surge]] of {{convert|1.4|m|ft|abbr=on}} was observed in Visakhapatnam. Hudhud caused 46 deaths and 43 injuries as well as 2,831 livestock deaths in Andhra Pradesh.<ref name=”Report” /> |
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In rural southern Odisha, 24 [[transformer]]s were destroyed and 600 poles were uprooted. 48,000 [[thatching|thatched]] homes suffered damage and 230,000 people were temporarily moved to shelters following the cyclone.<ref>{{Cite news|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Cyclone Hudhud batters South Odisha|last=Barik|first=Satyasundar|publication-place=[[Bhubaneswar]]|date=13 October 2014|access-date=5 December 2025|archive-date=5 December 2025|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Cyclone-Hudhud-batters-South-Odisha/article11069047.ece|archive-url=https://archive.ph/sgW9r}}</ref> |
In rural southern Odisha, 24 [[transformer]]s were destroyed and 600 poles were uprooted. 48,000 [[thatching|thatched]] homes suffered damage and 230,000 people were temporarily moved to shelters following the cyclone.<ref>{{Cite news|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Cyclone Hudhud batters South Odisha|last=Barik|first=Satyasundar|publication-place=[[Bhubaneswar]]|date=13 October 2014|access-date=5 December 2025|archive-date=5 December 2025|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Cyclone-Hudhud-batters-South-Odisha/article11069047.ece|archive-url=https://archive.ph/sgW9r}}</ref> |
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Amid the cyclone’s landfall, thousands of homes were damaged, and at least five people were killed in Andhra Pradesh from falling trees and stones.[1] Low-lying coastal areas were inundated by floods after heavy rain, cutting off power lines. People stuck in vehicles on highways were rescued by police and NDRF forces, and debris was strewn across roads. The strong winds also shattered glass throughout the city of Visakhapatnam. Visakhapatnam Airport was also damaged due to the cyclone, with a runway being flooded. All flights from the airport had been suspended beforehand.[2][3] 500,000 residents were moved to relief camps as a result of Hudhud.[4] 380 mm of rainfall fell in Gantyada in the span of 24 hours on 12-13 October, and storm surge of 1.4Â m (4.6Â ft) was observed in Visakhapatnam. Hudhud caused 46 deaths and 43 injuries as well as 2,831 livestock deaths in Andhra Pradesh.[5]
In rural southern Odisha, 24 transformers were destroyed and 600 poles were uprooted. 48,000 thatched homes suffered damage and 230,000 people were temporarily moved to shelters following the cyclone.[6] 247,557 hectares of crops were affected and 40,484 hectares out of those suffered a loss of greater than 50%. 670 livestock were also killed.[7]
