Cyclone Arnab makes landfall in Andhra Pradesh

Cyclone Arnab landfall near Yanam in Puducherry, with heavy rain and strong, gusty winds likely to persist after 4 am.The landfall process began early Wednesday along the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts, bringing torrential downpours in the area, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD).Heavy rainfall has led to waterlogging in several parts of Kakinada as Cyclone Arnab continues to make landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast, south of Yanam.

Cyclone Arnab: Trees uprooted in Kakinada’s Korangi area. Several trees were uprooted and fell across Korangi in Kakinada district on Wednesday as strong winds from Cyclone Arnab battered coastal Andhra Pradesh. Fallen trees disrupted road movement, while officials urged residents to avoid damaged areas and remain indoors until the situation improves. https://t.co/yfNO6JJjoC

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A bulletin released by AP State Disaster Management Authority chairman Prakhar Jain at 6am on Wednesday said the landfall process of the very severe cyclone Arnab was continuing, with its “eye” located approximately 30km from Narsapur, 55km from Yanam, 70km from Kakinada and 90km from Machilipatnam.“Gusty winds with speeds of 125-135 kmph have been reported in Kakinada, Konaseema and West Godavari districts and will continue over the next three hours,” Jain said.
According to a Met Department update, the storm will cross the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam. Ahead of the cyclone, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu earlier mentioned the state had identified 2,199 cyclone shelters and prepared evacuation plans, prioritising the elderly, children, persons with disabilities and pregnant women. He added that 2,360 pregnant women had already been shifted to medical facilities. 
Odisha is on red alert for extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places in Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada and Nabarangpur districts on Wednesday. Winds of 60-70kmph, gusting to 80kmph, are expected in these areas. Other southern districts of Odisha are under an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall, accompanied by winds of 50-70kmph. In Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, wind speeds of 40-70kmph are expected.