A low-pressure area over the south Andaman Sea is likely to strengthen into a depression around October 31 and then move west-northwest towards the Andhra Pradesh coast over the following two days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday (October 29, 2026).
Arnab itself has weakened into a depression over central Chhattisgarh.
Editorial | Hunker down: On Cyclone Arnab, its landfallAbout 300 villages are cut off in Odisha’s Ganjam district.
Watch | Cyclone Arnab batters east coast: 5 dead in Andhra Pradesh, 17 Odisha districts affectedRain has now spread to West Bengal, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Puducherry and assured them of all help.
A low-pressure area over the south Andaman Sea is likely to strengthen into a depression around October 31 and then move west-northwest towards the Andhra Pradesh coast over the following two days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday (October 29, 2026). Arnab itself has weakened into a depression over central Chhattisgarh.
Editorial | Hunker down: On Cyclone Arnab, its landfall
About 300 villages are cut off in Odisha’s Ganjam district. In north Andhra, the Bahuda flooded Ichchapuram and a submerged railway bridge nearby halted trains.
Watch | Cyclone Arnab batters east coast: 5 dead in Andhra Pradesh, 17 Odisha districts affected
Rain has now spread to West Bengal, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh. Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Puducherry and assured them of all help.
