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Around 28,000 people had been evacuated across eight districts so far, against a planned evacuation target of 48,000, as per Odisha Special Relief Commissioner

At least three people were killed, dozens of houses damaged and crops destroyed as a powerful cyclone struck India's eastern coast from the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain and strong winds, authorities said.

India Meteorological Department had warned that the sea would be rough in the wake of the cyclone in the Bay of Bengal; mechanised boats engaged in deep sea fishing were asked to return to the shore

The Chief Minister holds a teleconference with about 32,000 officials and field staff on Wednesday morning

<p>Ferocious winds and torrential rain lashed India’s southeastern coast after a cyclone made landfall on Wednesday, but there were no initial reports of deaths, a top official said.</p> <p><a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2040202/india-orders-evacuations-as-cyclone-arnab-looms">Cyclone Arnab</a> hit southeastern Andhra Pradesh state as a “very severe cycl

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Schools in 16 coastal districts are closed, and 17,054 NCC, NSS and Scouts volunteers have been mobilised

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Cyclone' Arnab' is forecast to intensify into a very severe cyclone and make landfall on the Andhra Pradesh coast on Wednesday (October 28, 2026), with wind speeds of 125–135 km/h

Fallen trees, waterlogged roads and power interruptions add to disruption; bus services cancelled while beaches remain closed; Visakhapatnam district receives 147.9 mm of rain between 8.30 a.m. and 9 p.m.

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu says 290 cyclone shelters set up and 84,396 people evacuated to safer locations; 65-year-old man dies at Mangalapalem after coming in contact with snapped live electrical wires; landfall likely near Yanam-Kakinada region between 2 a.m. to 4 a.m.

Cyclone Arnab set to make landfall around dawn on ; A.P. cancels several flights, trains, brings 30,000 fishing boats ashore; Odisha shuts ghat roads, imposes transport curbs, and begins massive evacuation

The Regional Meteorological Centre here had warned of rough seas due to the cyclone. The sea is expected to calm down by noon on October 28

As Cyclone Arnab approaches the Andhra Pradesh coast, authorities have stepped up evacuations, cancelled train services and flights, and activated cyclone shelters across vulnerable districts. The Hindu’s Sumit Bhattacharjee explains the storm’s expected landfall, the threat of heavy rain and strong winds, and how Andhra Pradesh has strengthened its disaster

84,396 people evacuated to safer locations; 290 cyclone shelters set up; schools in affected districts to remain closed on October 28

Heavy rains and coastal floodings hit India’s east coast on Tuesday as cyclone Arnab is making landfall.

More than 15,000 people to be shifted from 92 vulnerable habitations; officials told to ensure essential supplies at relief centres

With the very severe cyclonic storm hurtling towards the Andhra Pradesh coast, the authorities have designated 307 buildings as relief camps; all commercial establishments in Kakinada closed; Uppada-Kakinada road has been closed for vehicles

Reviewing the preparedness measures, Vinod Kumar says control rooms have been established at the Collectorate, Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) and mandal offices to respond to emergencies

Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar directs distribution company CMDs to monitor the situation on the ground; 1912 helpline equipped to handle 30,000 calls simultaneously

Railway officials urge passengers to plan their journeys carefully as the cyclone is likely to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, near Yanam, on Wednesday (October 28, 2026)

<p>Indian authorities ordered nearly 100,000 people to evacuate homes in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, ahead of a <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2039955">severe cyclone</a> the national weather office expects to make landfall by Wednesday.</p> <p>Neighbouring Nepal and Sri Lanka have also issued weather warnings.</p> <p>Cyclone Arnab is forecast to hit Indi

<p>Indian authorities ordered nearly 100,000 people to evacuate homes in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, ahead of a <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2039955">severe cyclone</a> the national weather office expects to make landfall by Wednesday.</p> <p>Neighbouring Nepal and Sri Lanka have also issued weather warnings.</p> <p>Cyclone Arnab is forecast to hit Indi

Long-distance express trains connecting Telangana with coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha among those affected; passengers advised to check status before travel

The cyclonic storm is set to make landfall on Wednesday, with 400,000 people in need of evacuation.

The Kakinada coast is in the grip of fear as the coast is bracing to face very severe cyclonic storm ‘Arnab’ on October 28.

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.&nbsp;

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

The northern spiral band of the cyclone has further entered the land, and the landfall process is expected to continue for the next three hours, IMD said

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