Nearly 3 lakh people fled their homes in coastal areas of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh on Friday as a massive cyclone - so large it filled nearly the entire Bay of Bengal - gathered strength and headed towards eastern coast, while army mobilised to assist in evacuation and rescue efforts.<br />Forecasters said cyclone Phailin, which will make landfall near Gopalpur in Odisha on Saturday evening, was a "very severe cyclonic storm" and is expected to cause large-scale power and communications outages and shut down rail links if it continues on its current path without weakening.<br /><br /><br />For More information on this news visit : http://www.newsx.com/<br />Connect with us on Social platform at : http://www.facebook.com/newsxonline<br />Subscribe to our YouTube Channel : http://www.youtube.com/newsxlive
