At least three people are dead after Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Arnab made landfall in eastern India.
This satellite view from NOAA shows Tropical Cyclone Arnab quickly strengthening off the eastern coast of India into a Category 4 equivalent storm on Oct. 26-27.
Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Arnab made landfall in India’s Andhra Pradesh state early Wednesday, prompting the evacuation of over 220,000 people and claiming at least three livesthe Associated Press said.
People walk past damaged homes near the shore at Uppada, in Kakinada, India, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, after Cyclone Arnab crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
According to AccuWeather International Forecast Expert Jason Nicholls, Arnab is the first very severe cyclonic storm to make landfall in Andhra Pradesh since Titli in October 2013. It marked the first cyclonic storm named in the northern Indian Ocean of the 2026 season and is the strongest since Cyclonic Storm Mocha in 2023.
State Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said that 14 coastal districts were badly affected, including widespread damage to houses, roads and power infrastructure.
A man walks past uprooted trees along a street after Cyclone Arnab’s landfall in Yanam, in India’s Puducherry, on October 28, 2026. At least three people were killed as ferocious winds and torrential rain lashed India’s southeastern coast after a cyclone made landfall on October 28, with officials adding that the storm had since eased. (Photo by NOAH SEELAM / AFP via Getty Images)
An estimated 79,000 acres of crops were damaged. Banana and coconut plantations suffered the worst damage in the state’s fertile Konaseema district, Al Jazeera reported.
Source: www.accuweather.com
