Cyclone Titli overturned several heavy trucks on a highway in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh, India, on October 11. <br /><br />A stretch of highway near Kaviti village resembled a war zone with several capsized trucks dotting the road.<br /><br />A district official said vehicles had been stopped from entering Srikakulam district on the night of October 10. <br />However, a few had ignored the warning and ventured into the district.<br /><br />“We are collecting information on the fate of the drivers, who seem to have escaped,” said the official. <br /><br />Cyclone Titli swept through the Bay of Bengal and lashed at the coastal states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh after making a landfall this morning.<br /><br />Wind speeds reaching 150 kilometres and heavy rains have killed at least eight people in Andhra Pradesh.<br /><br />In Odisha, nearly 300,000 people have been evacuated to safe shelters.<br /><br />Half a million people have lost access to electricity and flights and trains into the region have been cancelled.
