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Cyclone Arnab weakens following landfall along eastern Indian coast

Cyclone Arnab has weakened after making landfall along the coast of eastern India, prompting mass evacuations and widespread transport cancellations across affected regions.

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Cyclone Arnab has weakened after crossing the coast of Andhra Pradesh. According to The Daily Star, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N Chandrababu Naidu, stated that no deaths had been reported so far due to advance administrative alerts. However, Asia News Network previously reported three deaths in Andhra Pradesh related to the storm. [1][5]

The India Meteorological Department stated that the landfall process along the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coast was complete by the morning of 30 October 2026, as reported by The Daily Star. Over 30,000 people were evacuated in Odisha, while flights and train services were cancelled across eastern India, according to The Daily Star and Asia News Network. [1][5]

The storm made landfall as a very severe cyclonic storm with maximum sustained winds of 125 to 135 km/h, gusting to 150 km/h, between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam. It subsequently weakened to a severe cyclonic storm. News On AIR reported that the storm damaged over 80,000 hectares of crops in Andhra Pradesh. [4][8]

The 2026 North Indian Ocean cyclone season is the first season since 2023 to feature at least one very severe cyclonic storm. Arnab is also one of the latest first named cyclonic storms recorded in any season within the basin. [6]

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In short

  • Over 30,000 people were evacuated in Odisha following the storm.
  • Flights and train services were cancelled across eastern India.
  • The storm damaged over 80,000 hectares of crops in Andhra Pradesh.
  • Cyclone Arnab weakened after completing its landfall process along the Andhra Pradesh coast.

Sources

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  1. [1]Cyclone Arnab weakens after Andhra landfall, no casualty reportedThe Daily Star, 3h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Photos: Aftermath of deadly Cyclone Arnab in southern IndiaAl Jazeera, 1d ago
  3. [3]Cyclone Arnab: Andhra Pradesh, Yanam (Puducherry) and Odisha (Date: 30 October 2026, Time: 08:00 IST)ReliefWeb, 13h ago
  4. [4]Cyclone Arnab damages over 80,000 hectares of crops in Andhra PradeshNews On AIR, 7h ago
  5. [5]Cyclone Arnab: 3 dead in India’s Andhra Pradesh, several flights cancelled; storm weakensAsia News Network, 2d ago

Background

  1. [6]2026 North Indian Ocean cyclone season on Wikipedia
  2. [7]Cyclone Phailin on Wikipedia
  3. [8]Cyclone Arnab on Grokipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 8 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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