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Two days after Andhra Pradesh and Odisha were hit by cyclone Hudhud, 12 districts in Andhra Pradesh remain in darkness. At least 26 people have lost their lives in Andhra Pradesh and three have been reported dead in Odisha while 4 lakh people have been evacuated.
Residents of the area are reeling under the massive destruction by the storm. Many residents complained of power woes and acute shortage of essential items like milk, food and petrol. Taking advantage of the situation, some traders were selling the essential items at exorbitant prices, they alleged.
They said that the prices of essential goods is soaring with a bottle of water being sold for Rs 250. ATMs are not working and petrol pumps are running dry.
Relief teams were working round the clock to restore essential services by Tuesday, Visakhapatnam district collector N Yuvraj said.
The government is using Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp to reach out to people.
Chief Minister Naidu, who took a tour of some of the worst-hit areas on Tuesday, also visited a petrol pump to find out from the residents about the problem.
The gusty winds, with a speed of 170-180 kmph uprooted trees, electric poles and roofs of thatched houses all over the city when the storm made landfall and crossed the coast on Sunday.