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A ‘yellow’ alert (be updated) of heavy rain has been issued for eight districts for 24 hours starting from 8.30 a.m. on October 28, the IMD said

The district administration has established a 24-hour control room to respond to emergencies

Addressing a press conference, Rajesh Pravakar Patil, Special Relief Commissioner, said the very severe cyclonic storm “Arnab”, which was moving with a speed of 22 kmph during past 6 hours, would impact Odisha’s Malkangiri district when it would cross Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts

Administration readies 54 relief camps for 31,405 people; Special Officers appointed for all 11 mandals

Nearly 50,000 people had been moved to shelters from vulnerable areas, according to Indian authorities. 

Several southern Odisha districts started receiving rain as ‘Arnab’ hurtled towards the Andhra Pradesh coast on October 27 2026

Nearly 89,000 people on the Kakinada coast are being moved to relief camps ahead of Cyclone Arnab’s landfall on October 28

630 medical teams, 716 vehicles kept ready; 1,075 pregnant women shifted to hospitals

IMD issues red alerts for seven of the 28 districts in Andhra Pradesh for Tuesday; 4,711 pregnant women will be shifted to safer healthcare facilities, say officials; Odisha readies 1,700 shelters in five southern districts

Minister asks officials to prevent waterlogging and shift residents of vulnerable areas to safety

Five teams kept in reserve; schools and colleges to remain closed on October 27 and 28

All educational institutes and schools have been declared a two-day holiday in the Godavari region; in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district, the residents of 67 villages are being shifted to relief camps, while 88 pregnant women have been shifted to nearby government hospitals

Kakinada, East Godavari, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema, Eluru, West Godavari, Alluri Sitharama Raju, and Anakapalli districts likely to experience isolated extremely heavy rainfall, while Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, NTR, Krishna, Guntur, Bapatla, Srikakulam, Parvathipuram Manyam likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall on October 27

With heavy to extremely heavy rain forecast in 13 districts on October 28 and 29, the government steps up disaster preparedness, shifts 4,711 pregnant women to health facilities and deploys 15 NDRF and SDRF teams; R&B department readies emergency teams to ensure road safety and swift restoration of traffic

<p>Two states along India’s eastern coast were preparing to evacuate thousands of people ahead of Cyclone ​Arnab, which is expected to make landfall ‌on Wednesday, as one of them said it would close schools in some districts for two days.</p> <p>Arnab, which formed over ​the Bay of Bengal before intensifying into ​a cyclonic storm, is expected to make landfa

Tropical cyclones are the second-most dangerous natural hazards, after earthquakes

People in Kakinada, East Godavari and Konaseema, the districts likely to bear the brunt, can report power problems on helpline 1912

State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha expects normalcy within two days of the storm crossing the coast

The government has mobilised its resources in Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Koraput and Nabarangpur, the identified vulnerable districts of the southern region

Six boats which ventured into sea despite cyclone warning have been sent back by the Coast Guard off Kakinada coast.

IMD issues red alerts for seven of the 28 districts in Andhra Pradesh for October 27

APSDMA Managing Director Prakhar Jain says landfall is likely between Machilipatnam and Visakhapatnam on October 28, with wind speeds expected to reach 140 kmph

District officials are ramping up precautions as forecasts warn of potential downpours, localised flooding, and crop damage ahead

Ten NDRF and 11 SDRF teams kept ready; landfall likely between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam on October 28

Officials told to ensure uninterrupted emergency services, shift expectant mothers in vulnerable areas to safer locations

People can report power supply problems on helpline 1912 during the cyclone, officials say

Andhra Pradesh may witness light showers on October 25 and 26, while much of the cyclone-induced rainfall activity likely to begin on October 27

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While the latest rounds of rain brought much-needed relief, they have not completely erased months of missing moisture; the depression in the Bay of Bengal is projected to turn into a full-fledged cyclonic storm by October 26, with the worst of it likely hitting around October 27, say local authorities

A low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is set to intensify into a cyclonic storm, and likely to make landfall on the morning of October 28

The weather system over Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a deep depression on Sunday and into a cyclonic storm by Monday morning and is expected to make landfall on October 28

He called for completion of 36 priority irrigation as per schedule

The weather department warned that a depression over the Bay of Bengal could intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm before crossing the Andhra Pradesh coast on October 28, with winds reaching 140 kmph. DW has more.

Red alert for heavy rain issued for Puri, Ganjam, and Gajapati districts on October 27; several districts likely to witness very heavy rainfall from October 26, says Minister; State government cancels leaves of government employees

Snail growth could be linked to extreme weather rather than annual patterns, enabling researchers to determine past cyclones.

The powerful low-pressure system formed over the North Atlantic out of the remnants of Hurricane Isaias.