Cyclone Arnab crosses Andhra Pradesh coast, weakens after landfall
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Cyclone Arnab crossed India’s Andhra Pradesh coast on Wednesday morning after making landfall near Narsapur, bringing destructive winds, heavy rain and flooding risks to coastal areas.
The India Meteorological Department said the cyclone crossed between 2 a.m. and 8 a.m., about 20 kilometres east-northeast of Narsapur, with sustained winds of 125-135 kilometres per hour and gusts reaching 150 km/h. The storm weakened from a “very severe” to a “severe” cyclonic storm after moving fully over land.
Torrential rain battered northern Andhra Pradesh. Twelve monitoring stations in Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli districts recorded more than 200 millimetres of rain between Tuesday morning and early Wednesday, The Hindu reported. Fallen trees blocked roads in the Godavari region and Yanam, while some thatched homes near Uppada reportedly collapsed. Boats were washed into a creek near Kakinada, and banana and coconut plantations were damaged.
Authorities mobilised disaster-response teams to clear roads and conduct rescues. Police rescued four workers stranded overnight in a flooded warehouse at Kakinada Anchorage Port. Andhra Pradesh converted 609 school campuses into relief shelters, closed schools in 16 coastal districts and deployed more than 17,000 volunteers.
No deaths had been reported in Andhra Pradesh as of Wednesday morning, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said. Heavy rain was expected to continue in coastal districts, while authorities focused on moving residents from low-lying areas and supplying relief camps.
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