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Cyclone Arnab Makes Landfall in Andhra Pradesh, Forcing Mass Evacuations

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Satellite image of a dense tropical cyclone cloud mass over open water, with darker gaps of clear sky visible near the edges
A mass of dense storm clouds swirling over open ocean on Oct. 21, 2026NASA Worldview / GIBS, NOAA-20 VIIRS corrected reflectance · public-domain

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Arnab began making landfall near Kakinada, in India's Andhra Pradesh state, early Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, India time (2145 UTC Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026). Sustained winds were 125-135 kmph, gusting to 150 kmph, The Hindu and Hindustan Times reported.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said the state government had evacuated 84,396 people to 290 cyclone shelters ahead of the storm.

A 65-year-old man died at Mangalapalem after coming into contact with live electrical wires that had snapped and fallen into water, The Hindu reported.

Airlines canceled at least 21 flights at Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam as the storm intensified Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. More than 30,000 fishing boats had returned to shore ahead of the storm, the outlet said.

Naidu appealed to people not to venture outdoors during the period of intense wind and rain, Hindustan Times reported. The storm was expected to cross the coast between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, near Yanam, by Wednesday morning, Oct. 28, 2026, the outlet said.

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