New Delhi: Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Arnab made landfall early Wednesday, October 28, along the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts, with maximum sustained winds of 125-135 kmph and gusts of up to 150 kmph, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

At 11:30 pm on Tuesday, the system was centred over the west-central Bay of Bengal, about 70 km south of Kakinada and 200 km south-southwest of Visakhapatnam. It is expected to cross the coast between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, close to the south of Yanam, as a very severe cyclonic storm.

The IMD has issued a red warning for extremely heavy rainfall in parts of Andhra Pradesh. Heavy to very heavy rain is also forecast on October 28 in eastern Telangana, south and north Odisha, and Jharkhand, where heavy rainfall is likely to continue on October 29.

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