Cyclone Laila

A young fisherman runs past fishing boats anchored on the shore after a cyclone alert, on the Bay of Bengal's Orissa coast in Puri, India, Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Cyclone Laila was expected to slam into the coast of southern India's Andhra Pradesh state from the Bay of Bengal on Thursday as the region braced for the worst storm in 14 years. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout)

A man gathers leaves for his goats as dark clouds hover over them on the outskirts of Hyderabad, the capital of southern India's Andhra Pradesh state, Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Cyclone Laila was expected to slam into the coast of Andhra Pradesh state from the Bay of Bengal on Thursday as the region braced for the worst storm in 14 years. (AP Photo/ Mahesh Kumar A.)

A man tries to cross a flooded road in Vyasarpadi in north Chennai on Wednesday. Many roads and subways in and around the city were waterlogged, leading to traffic jams

A man tries to cross a flooded road in Vyasarpadi in north Chennai on Wednesday.Many roads and subways in and around the city were waterlogged, leading to traffic jams.

A man tries to cross a flooded road in Vyasarpadi in north Chennai on Wednesday.Many roads and subways in and around the city were waterlogged,leading to traffic jams.

A man tries to cross a flooded road in Vyasarpadi in north Chennai on Wednesday.Many roads and subways in and around the city were waterlogged,leading to trafficjams.

The flooded roads at Amalapuram town in East Godavari district on Wednesday.

High tides lash the Coastal Battery area in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. People have been warned not to venture near the sea which has turned turbulent ahead of the arrival of cyclone Laila.

IMD forecasts heavy rains in TN, coastal Andhra in 24 36 hrs