Cyclone Arnab Landfall: Trains, flights cancelled; Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal on alert - Top updates
Cyclone Arnab’s landfall in Andhra Pradesh has uprooted trees, snapped power lines and blocked roads, with flooding possible in coastal low-lying areas. The IMD warned of extreme rainfall and damaging winds across parts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
Cyclone Arnab, a very severe cyclonic storm, made landfall on Wednesday in Andhra Pradesh, south of Yanam between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) reported core winds of 125-135 kmph, with gusts up to 150 kmph. The storm was expected to move slowly northwestwards before tracking north-northwestwards over the next three hours.
Authorities in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha have evacuated around 100,000 people in anticipation of heavy to very heavy rains and a storm surge of 1.5-2.5 metres above astronomical tide. At least 89,000 people were moved from vulnerable coastal areas in Andhra Pradesh. The storm is also affecting flight and train schedules, with a warning issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation that flights to Andhra Pradesh and Odisha would be among the most impacted.
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