India orders mass evacuation ahead of powerful cyclone

Indian authorities have ordered the evacuation of around 100,000 people in two eastern coastal states ahead of a powerful cyclone expected to arrive on Wednesday.

The evacuation orders cover Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, according to the local meteorological agency.

The move is aimed at getting residents out of harm’s way before the storm reaches the coast. Both states lie along India’s eastern seaboard.

The brief report did not specify the cyclone’s expected wind speeds or its precise landfall location.