Cyclone Arnab crosses Andhra coast

Very severe cyclonic storm Arnab crossed the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts on Wednesday morning, October twenty-eighth, two thousand twenty-six, before weakening into a severe cyclonic storm.

Landfall location confirmed

The cyclone crossed the coast about twenty kilometres east-northeast of Narsapur, forty kilometres southwest of Yanam and sixty kilometres southwest of Kakinada, according to the Indian Meteorological Department.

Landfall process complete

The Indian Meteorological Department confirmed the landfall process is complete with the weather system moving entirely over land by Wednesday morning.

Wind speeds at landfall

Winds at landfall were one hundred twenty-five to one hundred thirty-five kilometres per hour, gusting to one hundred fifty kilometres per hour.

No deaths reported

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said no loss of life has been reported following Cyclone Arnab, crediting advance precautionary measures taken by the administration.

“No loss of life has been reported so far due to Cyclone Arnab. The advance precautionary measures taken by the administrative machinery helped prevent casualties.”

Chief Minister directs rapid response

Chief Minister Naidu held a teleconference with about thirty-two thousand officials and field staff on Wednesday morning, asking them to clear fallen trees and restore traffic within two hours.

Power restoration timeline

Power is to be restored as soon as the winds ease and it is safe for crews to work, Naidu told officials. He also asked them to prepare early estimates of crop damage.

Relief shelters activated

Andhra Pradesh turned six hundred nine school campuses into relief shelters for people moved from cyclone-hit areas on Wednesday. Unsafe buildings have been barricaded.

Schools closed, volunteers mobilised

Schools in sixteen coastal districts are closed. Seventeen thousand fifty-four NCC, NSS and Scouts volunteers have been mobilised to help with relief efforts.

Deputy Chief Minister calls for relief work

Deputy Chief Minister and Jana Sena Party president K. Pawan Kalyan asked party workers to take part in the government's relief and rescue work following the cyclone.

Heavy rain continues in coastal areas

Heavy rain is likely to continue in the coastal districts even after the cyclone crosses the coast. The government is focusing on moving people from low-lying areas to relief camps.

Heaviest rainfall recorded

Kannuripalem in Kasimkota mandal of Anakapalli district saw about two hundred sixty-three millimetres in the twenty-four hours to eight am on Wednesday, the highest in the state.

Extreme rainfall across north Andhra

Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district and the sixteenth Police Battalion campus in Visakhapatnam each saw about two hundred sixty and two hundred sixty-three millimetres respectively.

Thirty-nine weather stations exceed extreme threshold

Thirty-nine automatic weather stations all in Anakapalli, Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram districts crossed two hundred four point five millimetres, the mark the IMD uses for extremely heavy rain.

Tree damage and restoration underway

Scores of trees collapsed in the Godavari region and Yanam, blocking roads and streets. NDRF and SDRF personnel have intensified restoration of roads and streets across affected areas.

Crop damage in coastal districts

In many areas, banana and coconut plantations have suffered in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district. People in Kakinada, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema and West Godavari districts are advised to remain indoors.