Emergency measures in place as India braces for cyclone Hudhud

Aug 20, 2019

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Odisha, experienced heavy rains and flooding in 2010.

Odisha, experienced heavy rains and flooding in 2010. <span class="media-attribution">Image by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/proxyindian/5172678991/in/photolist-8T6kfx-8TLVJG-8THSBx-8TLVfd-8THQqT-8THRcn-8THSYr-8THRRP-8THQ5X--8TJ826-ff5PKT...

Joe Bindloss

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London

I have been traveling and writing about my experiences for more than 20 years, and I was an editor for Lonely Planet for 10 years. If I had to choose my favorite place to work, it would be a close run thing between Nepal, Bhutan, India and mainland Southeast Asia. In between gigs, you can find me tending to my collection of Indian instruments, Tibetan Buddhist dance masks, Burmese lacqueurware and American guitars.
Odisha, experienced heavy rains and flooding in 2010. <span class="media-attribution">Image by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/proxyindian/5172678991/in/photolist-8T6kfx-8TLVJG-8THSBx-8TLVfd-8THQqT-8THRcn-8THSYr-8THRRP-8THQ5X--8TJ826-ff5PKT...

India is battening down the hatches for the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Hudhud, which is expected to make landfall on the east coast this weekend. Emergency measures are being put in place in Odisha , which is expecting a direct hit from the storm front. The state is particularly vulnerable to extreme weather events because of the number of tribal people living in ‘kutcha’ houses, made from mud, sticks and straw. Read more: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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