Authorities have designated 307 buildings as relief camps in vulnerable areas as the very severe cyclonic storm named Arnab moves towards the Andhra Pradesh coast. The severe weather event prompted preparations along the coastal belt, with high waves crashing in Visakhapatnam on October 27, 2026.
The India Meteorological Department reported that the system over the Westcentral Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards at a speed of 25 kmph. Southern Odisha districts started receiving rain as the storm advanced, with heavy to very heavy rainfall predicted in Gajapati, Ganjam, Rayagada, Koraput, and Malkangiri districts.
The storm is expected to continue moving west-northwestwards before shifting northwestwards to cross the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam by the forenoon of October 28, 2026.
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