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Cyclone Arnab Hits Andhra With 150 km/h Gusts

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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India Meteorological Department said Cyclone Arnab made landfall on Andhra Pradesh’s coast on Wednesday.
Wind speeds reached 125-135 km/h with gusts up to 150 km/h during landfall.
Visakhapatnam recorded 315 mm of rain by 8:30 am, the state’s highest total.
More than 180,000 people were evacuated from Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
An official source reported six deaths in Andhra Pradesh.

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Cabinet Secretary TV Somanathan chaired the National Crisis Management Committee to coordinate cyclone preparedness.
The central government deployed National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force teams for relief.
Army, Navy, Air Force and Indian Coast Guard positioned rescue units along the Andhra Pradesh coast.
Over 1,087 medical teams, 8,281 emergency beds and 1,274 ambulances were readied for post-storm care.

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Cyclone Arnab Landfall

India Meteorological Department said Cyclone Arnab made landfall on Andhra Pradesh’s coast on Wednesday.
Wind speeds reached 125-135 km/h with gusts up to 150 km/h during landfall.
Visakhapatnam recorded 315 mm of rain by 8:30 am, the state’s highest total.
More than 180,000 people were evacuated from Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
An official source reported six deaths in Andhra Pradesh.

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