Cyclone Arnab started its landfall early Wednesday along the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts. The India Meteorological Department said the storm brings winds up to 135 kmph. Heavy rains hit the region as the cyclone moved northwestwards. Many people now face severe weather risks while authorities monitor the slow-moving storm.
Cyclone Arnab began its landfall process early Wednesday along the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts, bringing torrential downpours in the area, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD). According to the IMD, the cyclone maintains a core intensity of 125 to 135 kmph, gusting up to 150 kmph. Having moved northwestwards at 3 kmph over the past three hours, the storm is expected to move slowly northwestwards initially before tracking north-northwestwards.