Cyclone Arnab LIVE: Trees Uprooted, Houses And Roads Inundated In Heavy Rains, Severe Winds As Landfall Continues

Cyclone Arnab Rain Alert: A team of 30 NDRF personnel were carrying out a clearance operation in Puducherry's Yanam as Cyclone Arnab brought devastation. The cyclonic storm is interacting with the land, bringing heavy rainfall and severe winds that have uprooted trees across the region.

Cyclone Arnab Live Tracker: The IMD in its latest bulletin said that the very severe cyclone was 70 km south-southeast of Andhra's Kakinada and 170 km east-northeast of Bapatla. "Very severe cyclonic storm “Arnab” is continuing to interact with the land surface and the Wall cloud region of northern sector has further entered into the land," the IMD stated.

Cyclone Arnab LIVE Tracker: Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu said that there was no loss of life in the state as Cyclone Arnab has brought heavy rainfall and stormy weather conditions across the coastal region.

Cyclone Arnab IMD Alert: Additional District Magistrate Prayagraj said that a yellow alert has been sounded for the next two days. The local administration has urged residents to stay indoors.

Cyclone Arnab LIVE Tracker: High tide were witnessed at a beach in Odisha's Puri. Weather conditions remains normal so far as people were seen enjoying at the beach. However, disaster management team remains on toes. As part of precautionary measures, patrolling continues at the beach.

Cyclone Arnab IMD Alert: Speaking about the landfall trajectory, IMD Senior Scientist Sanjeev Dwivedi said the wind intensity will persist for next 2 to 3 hours. He said, "The landfall process is presently underway and will continue over the next two to three hours. The exact landfall point is located between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, just south of Yanam. The system is expected to move slowly towards the northwest initially and then take a north-northwestward path. As the cyclone progresses inland over the next few hours, it will move towards Chhattisgarh and approach the Odisha region, bringing heavy rainfall and strong winds. Under its influence, extremely heavy rainfall is expected at isolated places in southern Odisha districts—specifically Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Koraput, and Malkangiri—with scattered heavy to very heavy rainfall across these areas..."

Cyclone Arnab Weather Alert: As cyclone Arnab intensifies, Odisha's Ganjan district was lashed by heavy rainfall, strong winds. Morning visuals from the Gopalpur Beach show rough seas as cyclone nears coastline.

Cyclone Arnab Live Updates: Trees were uprooted near the AU College of Engineering for Women in Vizag due to a very severe storm prevailing under the influence of the cyclone. Similar scenes were witnessed across the coastal region.

Cyclone Arnab Rain Alert: Video from the ground shows devastation in coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh under the influence of Arnab. Sea water entered homes while mattresses and other household objects were seen lying on the road, possibly thrown away by the severe storm. Trees were uprooted in dozens in Kakinada.

Cyclone Arnab Weather Alert: As Cyclone Arnab begins landfall, strong winds and high tides are being witnessed at RK Beach in Vishakhapatnam. Rough sea conditions are prevailing in the area. As part of the precautionary measures, the police have restricted public entry onto the beach. Fishermen have also been advised not to venture into the sea.

Cyclone Arnab IMD Alert: Heavy rain accompanied by gusty winds continued to lash coastal Andhra as the eastern coast sees cyclone landfall. The gusty winds and heavy showers uprooted trees, blocking Beach Road and Seethammadhara in Vizag.

Cyclone Arnab LIVE Tracker: As Cyclone Arnab makes landfall, heavy rains and and gusty winds lashed several parts of West Bengal. The storm will continue to impact weather condition till Oct 29.

Cyclone Arnab Weather Alert: According to the IMD, the cyclone sustained a wind speed of up to 125 kmph often gusting up to 150 kmph. This would continue for a few hours before the speed gradually starts decreasing.