People gather near displaced boulders along the shore at Uppada, Kakinada, India, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026 after Cyclone Arnab crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast earlier in the day.
Cyclone Arnab made landfall over a six-hour period between 2 am and 8 am on October 29, crossing the coast between Andhra Pradesh and Yanam and bringing heavy rainfall. Seven people were killed in Andhra Pradesh due to falling trees, electrocution, wall collapse, and cyclone-related incidents, officials said.
The cyclone weakened from a very severe cyclonic storm to a severe cyclonic storm after making landfall near Yanam in Puducherry. It is expected to weaken further into a cyclonic storm and then a deep depression by the evening.
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