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Cyclone Arnab brings heavy rain, disruption
Cyclone Arnab causes prolonged landfall in Andhra Pradesh with heavy rain and disruption.
In brief
Cyclone Arnab causes prolonged landfall in Andhra Pradesh with heavy rain and disruption. Cyclone Arnab makes drawn-out landfall in Andhra Pradesh causing heavy rain, power disruptions, and evacuations with no casualties reported. Originally reported by Dw.
Cyclone Arnab makes drawn-out landfall
Cyclone Arnab made a sooner-than-expected landfall along India's east coast and is now practically stationary at the edge.
Storm intensity and duration
The storm has winds over 125 kilometers per hour with gusts of 150 kilometers per hour and is in the third-highest category of storms.
Power and transport disruption
Heavy rains and high winds disrupted power lines, flights, trains, and caused sea surges in Andhra and Odisha.
Evacuation efforts
Nearly 100,000 people were evacuated from vulnerable regions in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha before the storm.
Local resident accounts
A 35-year-old local resident said the water rose higher than in the previous cyclone three years ago.
Government response
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu credited advance precautionary measures for preventing casualties so far.
Shelter conditions
Rajeshwari, 65, said her home flooded and she had to stay in water until government provided a bus to shelter.
Nepal warnings
Nepal warned tourists against venturing into high-altitude areas due to fears of torrential downpours and avalanches.
Here's the gist
Cyclone Arnab makes drawn-out landfall in Andhra Pradesh causing heavy rain, power disruptions, and evacuations with no casualties reported.
