Cyclone Arnab made landfall near Narsapur in Andhra Pradesh’s West Godavari district around 3 am Wednesday, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to eight coastal districts.

More than 84,000 people have been evacuated to shelters, while the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) warned of gale-force winds of up to 135 kmph in Kakinada, Konaseema, and East Godavari districts.

Polavaram, Kakinada, Konaseema, East Godavari, West Godavari, Eluru, NTR, and Krishna districts bore the brunt of the heavy rain.

While no injuries or casualties have been reported so far, some old and uninhabited buildings collapsed.

STORY | Cyclone Arnab’s landfall process continues along Andhra coast

The landfall process of “very severe” cyclonic storm Arnab was continuing along the Andhra Pradesh coast on Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, with the storm’s centre remaining very close to the coastline.

The northern spiral band of the cyclone has further entered the land, and the…