PHOTOS: Cyclone Titli Hits Odisha-Andhra Pradesh Coast

People walk towards a shelter near Arjipalli beach during rain and strong winds caused by cyclonic storm named Titli at Gopalpur in Odisha. (Image: AP)

Fishermen prepare to leave the beach during rain and strong winds caused by Cyclone Titli at Gopalpur in Odisha. (Image: AP)

Fishermen dock their boats as Cyclone Titli hits the city, starting with surface wind effect reaching speeds of 126 kmph at Gopalpur, in Ganjam. (Image: PTI)

A man runs through the Arjipalli beach during rain and strong winds caused by cyclonic storm named Titli. (Image: AP)

A man tries to hold his umbrella during strong winds and rain caused by storm named Titli at Gopalpur in Odisha. (Image: AP)

Fishermen prepare to move their things from the beach during rain and strong winds caused by cyclonic storm named Titli. (Image: AP)

People make their way as Cyclone Titli hits the city, starting with surface wind effect reaching speeds of 126 kmph at Gopalpur, in Ganjam. (Image: PTI)

A truck driver comes out from his vehicle to take shelter during rain and strong winds caused by Cyclone Titli. (Image: AP)

Villagers stand on the Arjipali beach during rain and strong winds caused by cyclonic storm named Titli. (Image: AP)

A villager walks through a road during rain and strong winds caused by cyclonic storm named Titli at Gopalpur in Odisha. (Image: AP)

Fishermen prepare to dock their boats as Cyclone Titli started with surface wind effect reaching speeds of 126 kmph at Gopalpur, in Ganjam. (Image: PTI)

A fisherman stands on the beach during rain and strong winds caused by cyclonic storm named Titli at Gopalpur in Odisha. (Image: AP)

A man stands near Arjipalli beach during rain and strong winds caused by Cyclone Titli. (Image: AP)

A person is seen along the coastline as Cyclone Titli hits the city, starting with surface wind effect reaching speeds of 126 kmph at Gopalpur, in Ganjam. (Image: PTI)

Pedestrians make their way as Cyclone Titli hits the city, starting with surface wind effect reaching speeds of 126 kmph at Gopalpur, in Ganjam. (Image: PTI)

A view of deserted Gopalpur beach in Ganjam. The Odisha government began evacuation of approximately two lakh people in five coastal districts of the state, as Cyclone Titli over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a "very severe cyclonic storm" and inched towards the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh coast. (Image: PTI)