India
Cyclone Arnab set to cross Andhra coast Wednesday
The Indian Express·
The IMD said Cyclone Arnab will cross the Andhra Pradesh-Yanam coast between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam on October 28 morning. Sustained winds are forecast at 115-125 km per hour, gusting to 140 km per hour. It is the first Bay of Bengal cyclone of 2026 expected to affect India's coast. On Monday it was about 650 km east-southeast of Visakhapatnam.
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What It Means For You
- Coastal Andhra districts on red alert face forecasts of more than 200 mm of rain in 24 hours.
- Andhra Pradesh has 10 NDRF and 11 SDRF teams ready, a total of 21 teams for rescue and relief.
- Residents are told not to touch fallen wires and to use helpline 1912 for power emergencies.
What's Happening
- IMD expects intensification to a severe cyclone by Tuesday and a very severe stage near the coast.
- Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu ordered control rooms, four-hour bulletins and fishing boats to return to shore.
- Orange alerts cover several north Andhra and Odisha districts for very heavy rain of 110-200 mm.
Track And Rain Bands
- On Monday morning the centre was about 590 km north-northwest of Sri Vijay Puram in the Andaman Islands.
- Red-alert Andhra districts named include Kakinada, Eluru, East and West Godavari, NTR and Krishna.
- Odisha's Ganjam, Rayagada, Koraput and Malkangiri were listed on orange alert for Wednesday rain.
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