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Cyclone Arnab weakened to a severe cyclonic storm at landfall but left three dead, 31 houses damaged and 764 villages affected in Andhra Pradesh, with over 200 mm of rain in places. A flash-flood warning covers 13 districts until Thursday morning. Chief Minister Naidu sought central help.
Amita Sahani4 min
Very severe cyclonic storm Arnab began crossing the Andhra Pradesh coast between Yanam and Kakinada early on Wednesday, with winds of 125 to 135 kmph and gusts up to 150 kmph. About 84,000 people were moved to shelters in Andhra Pradesh and 48,000 in Odisha. One death was reported on Tuesday.
Amita Sahani4 min
Andhra Pradesh has identified about 5.7 lakh people as vulnerable to Cyclone Arnab and began evacuations on Monday evening. Beaches are shut, coastal road traffic stops from Tuesday afternoon, and 1,763 shelters are ready. Landfall is expected between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam on Wednesday forenoon.
Subhash Gupta4 min
Cyclone Arnab is forecast to strengthen into a very severe cyclonic storm and cross the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam on 28 October, with winds of 115 to 125 kmph and gusts up to 140 kmph. Red alerts are in force in Andhra Pradesh and six districts of Odisha.
Amita Sahani4 min
Odisha has closed schools, colleges and Anganwadi centres in Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput and Malkangiri on 28 and 29 October. A system over the Bay of Bengal is forecast to become a cyclonic storm and cross the coast between north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha on the morning of 28 October.
Prateek Rawat4 min
A low-pressure area that formed over the Bay of Bengal on Friday is expected to become a depression on Saturday, a deep depression on Sunday and a cyclonic storm on Monday morning, says the IMD. It may reach the north Andhra and south Odisha coast early on 28 October, with extremely heavy rain.
Amita Sahani4 min
