Cyclonic storm Asani weakens into deep depression

The cyclonic storm Asani weakened into a deep depression and crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Narsapuram on Wednesday night.

According to the latest bulletin by the India Meteorological Department, the system crossed the coast between 5.30 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. after weakening into a deep depression with a wind speed of 55 to 65 kmph. And later the deep depression lay centred over the coast and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal about 30



km from Machilipatnam and 40 km from Narsapuram, AP.

According to the Andhra Pradesh State Development Planning Society reports, Ojili mandal in Nellore district has received a cumulative of 136.6 mm rainfall in the past 24 hours.

Mandals in Nellore, Visakhapatnam, Prakasam, Kadapa, Guntur and Vizianagaram recorded over 50mm of rainfall each between Tuesday evening and Wednesday evening.