HYDERABAD, India — A powerful cyclone pounded a large swath of India’s eastern seaboard with heavy rain and strong winds Sunday, killing at least six people and causing major damage to buildings and crops, in one of two storms lashing Asia.
In Japan, at least 35 people were reported injured as Typhoon Vongfong, packing winds of up to 110 miles per hour and heavy rain, hit the southern island of Okinawa and was aiming at the island of Kyushu, where authorities told 150,000 people to evacuate.
Cyclone Hudhud had winds of 120 miles per hour when the storm hit land after sweeping through the Bay of Bengal, said Rear Admiral S.K. Grewal, chief staff officer of India’s Eastern Naval Command.
Experts said the storm was likely to cause devastation along nearly 185 miles of India’s east coast.
At least 400,000 people were evacuated from coastal areas ahead of the storm, and hundreds of shelters were set up to house them.
