31.   A cyclone threatening the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh is back on course to hit the coast on Friday, officials said.

32.   Cyclones from the Bay of Bengal regularly hit the coast.

33.   The river is also rising in its lower reaches, swollen by Typhoon Herb and torrential rains which have hit the coast, the report said.

34.   Vietnam was spared further serious damage Friday after battening down under threat of a typhoon as tropical storm Niki weakened rapidly when it hit the northern coast.

35.   It should then head across the Gulf to hit Mexican coasts again before heading north toward the southern United States.

36.   Road and rail traffic ground to a halt and several small tidal waves hit the coast, reports said.

37.   Roads were closed and trains stopped, while several small tidal waves hit the coast, reports said.

38.   Still, it could hit the coast with damaging winds and torrential rains, officials said.

39.   Still, it could hit the coast with powerful hurricane-force winds and torrential rains, officials said.

40.   The Cyclone Warning Centre has been unable to pinpoint when the cyclone would hit the coast, the PTI said.