New Delhi ( CNN ) -- Six people have died in Cyclone Hudhud on Sunday , Indian authorities said . The storm , which made landfall on India 's eastern coast , has also uprooted trees and utility poles . When the storm blew ashore , the coast was nearly emptied out . More than 200,000 people were evacuated a day before , officials said . India 's science and technology minister , Jitendra Singh , described the cyclone as `` very severe . '' Hudhud 's sustained winds of 205 kilometers per hour ( 127 miles per hour ) made it a category 3 storm at landfall , CNN meteorologist Derrick Van Dam . Gusts rose to 250 kmh ( 155 mph ) . The storm rode in at high tide , which could result in surge as high as 2 meters ( 7 feet ) . At least 100,000 residents from four districts of the state of Andhra Pradesh were moved to safer locations , such as schools and other structurally strong buildings , authorities said . In neighboring Odisha state , another 100,000 people have also been evacuated , according to a senior emergency official . The Indian military has mobilized its resources to areas vulnerable to Hudhud , defense officials said . In New Delhi , Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was briefed about the government 's plans to prepare for and recover from the surging storm . CNN 's Joshua Berlinger contributed to this report .
More than 500 people have been evacuated . The cyclone comes in on days of high tide , which can mean a higher storm surge . Hudhud has the strength of a category 4 storm .