Cyclone ‘Arnab’ LIVE updates | Five killed in Andhra; Telangana extends support to Andhra for restoration works

Cyclone Arnab crossed the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts about 20 km east-northeast of Narsapur early on Wednesday (October 28, 2026). It has since weakened from a very severe to a severe cyclonic storm, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

It is expected to lose most of its strength by tonight. Five people have died in cyclone-related incidents in Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said. Their families will get ₹5 lakh each. About 57,000 people have been moved to relief camps, according to the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).

The Telangana government said it will extend full support to Andhra Pradesh in restoration works as Cyclone Arnab left a trail of destruction with uprooted trees, electric poles and damaged roads. Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka spoke to Andhra Pradesh Energy Minister G Ravi Kumar over the phone and enquired about the impact of Cyclone Arnab and the damage caused by it.

Mr. Naidu has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking a Central team to assess the damage. Paddy on about 70,900 hectares and horticulture crops on 10,450 hectares are under water or damaged, and about 180 houses have been hit, the letter says.

Power supply to over 25 lakh connections was cut in north and central Andhra. A total of 38 flights have been cancelled at the Visakhapatnam airport and 17 services at Vijayawada. Cyclone Arnab: Heavy rain batters south Odisha, CM says ‘zero casualty’ target achieved Trees and electric poles were uprooted, landslides were reported, and roads were flooded as heavy rain and strong winds, triggered by cyclone Arnab, battered southern Odisha, officials said.

Reviewing the situation following the cyclone’s landfall in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said preparations had helped the State achieve its “zero casualty” objective despite the devastation.

Gajapati was the worst-affected among the eight districts that were put on alert, he said. Cyclone Arnab devastates north Andhra with extreme rains, 150 km/h winds, 1,000+ uprooted trees, major crop losses, and urgent relief announced.

Rainfall eases as Arnab makes landfall, temperatures rise across Keralam, with a dry spell and uncertain Bay of Bengal system impact ahead. evere cyclonic storm Arnab, centred near the Andhra Pradesh coast at 2.30 pm on October 28, is expected to weaken into a cyclonic storm by evening and a deep depression by night.

The system is likely to move north-northwestwards over the next 48 hours, with the Machilipatnam Doppler Weather Radar keeping it under continuous surveillance. Cyclone Arnab killed five people in Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N.

Chandrababu Naidu said at a press conference in Amaravati on Wednesday. Their families will get ₹5 lakh each.Two of the deceased were from the Visakhapatnam region: one died when a tree fell on a power line, another when an electric pole collapsed.

A man in Bhimavaram died after a palm tree fell on him. A woman in Anakapalli district was electrocuted. Another woman at Sakretipalli died when a wall collapsed on the vehicle she was travelling in. Families whose houses were flooded will get 25 kg of rice, or 50 kg for fishermen and handloom weavers, along with pulses, onions, sugar, potatoes and palm oil.People in relief camps will get ₹1,000 each, up to ₹3,000 per family.

Owners of partly damaged houses will get ₹10,000. Affected farmers will get ₹25,000 a hectare for paddy, cotton, groundnut and sugarcane, Mr. Naidu said. Chief Minister said he will visit Konaseema or West Godavari district on Thursday.

The storm was still lingering near the coast at 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday, about 40 km north of Narsapur and 40 km west of Yanam, the IMD said. It has been creeping north at about 7 kmph, covering about 40 km in six hours. The Met department expects it to weaken this evening and to lose most of its force by tonight.

It will keep drifting north-northwest over the next two days.