Cyclone ‘Arnab’ LIVE updates | ‘Arnab’ hurtling towards Andhra Pradesh coast
Several southern Odisha districts started receiving rain as ‘Arnab’ hurtled towards the Andhra Pradesh coast on October 27 2026
Cyclone 'Arnab' is expected to make landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting it to cross the state as a very severe cyclonic storm. With maximum sustained winds of 115-125 kmph, gusting up to 140 kmph, the cyclone is projected to bring heavy to extremely heavy rainfall to 13 districts on October 28 and 29.
In response to the impending disaster, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has ordered heightened preparedness across the state, while the Cyclone Warning Centre has evacuated 89,000 people to 101 relief camps in the coastal belts.
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- Cyclone Arnab LIVE: Heavy rainfall likely in Andhra, Yanam as storm turns ‘very severe’; schools shut, trains cancelled hindustantimes.com
