Cyclone Arnab: Three killed in Andhra Pradesh

Three persons were killed and 31 houses damaged in Andhra Pradesh as Cyclone Arnab made landfall on Wednesday, PTI quoted a National Disaster Response Force officer as saying.

The very severe cyclonic storm weakened into a severe cyclone after completing its landfall, the India Meteorological Department said.

Heavy to very heavy rain was reported in several parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh, with some areas recording more than 200 mm of rainfall, the Hindustan Times reported.

The landfall continued for six hours as the cyclone crossed the coasts of Andhra Pradesh and Yanam in Puducherry between 2 am and 8 am, with maximum sustained wind speeds of 125 km per hour to 135 km per hour.

The storm was likely to move north-northwestwards in the next 48 hours and weaken further gradually, the department said.

#WATCH | Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh: Strong gusty winds and heavy downpours trigger severe weather conditions across the region under the impact of cyclonic storm Arnab. pic.twitter.com/lN5CUrv0lJ— ANI (@ANI) October 28, 2026

On Wednesday morning, the weather department said that the storm remained “practically stationary” for three hours over the same region, about 30 km east of Narsapur in Andhra Pradesh.

Several trees and electricity poles were uprooted and houses were damaged in Yanam because of strong winds, ANI reported. Teams of the National Disaster Response Force were working to remove...

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