India evacuates tens of thousands as Cyclone Arnab nears eastern coast in Andhra Pradesh state
Authorities moved residents from vulnerable coastal areas and suspended schools and trains as the storm threatened 115-125 kmph winds and heavy rain, officials said.
- On Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department forecast Cyclone Arnab will hit the Andhra Pradesh coast Wednesday morning as a 'very severe cyclonic storm,' with gusts up to 150 km per hour.
- State Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu ordered the storm be 'constantly monitored and advance precautions taken,' as authorities told 50,000 people in Andhra Pradesh and 48,000 in Odisha to seek safety.
- To protect residents, authorities shut 'all educational institutions' in some districts, opened 1,735 cyclone shelters in Odisha, and moved over 4,700 pregnant women to hospitals in potentially dangerous localities.
- Amid the storm's path, Nepal's disaster authority warned on Tuesday of 'a high risk of heavy snowfall, snowstorms and avalanches' as the system travels toward the Himalayas overnight Thursday.
- The storm season has been turbocharged by the El Nino weather phenomenon causing unprecedented warming; resident Kotesh Kumar, 35, told AFP, 'I've never seen anything like this before,' comparing it to a cyclone three years ago.
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India evacuates tens of thousands as Cyclone Arnab approaches
New Delhi, Oct. 27 (SANA) Indian authorities began large-scale evacuations on Tuesday across the eastern coastal states of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha as Cyclone Arnab approached, packing wind speeds of up to 150 kilometers per hour. According to AFP, the India Meteorological Department stated that the cyclone is expected to intensify into a severe storm, as the coastal city of Kakinada witnessed heavy rainfall and rising sea waves. Authorities in…
According to the Indian media, authorities asked to evacuate some 50,000 people to safe areas in Andhra Pradesh State and 48,000 in Odisha.
Cyclone Arnab, which is threatening parts of India, won't make landfall until Wednesday, but the dangerous weather is already making its presence felt. Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from the east coast, with more expected. Drastic weather deterioration is also expected in the Himalayas as the cyclone progresses.
The Indian authorities ordered 100,000 evacuations to the states of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha before the arrival of a powerful cyclone.
India evacuates tens of thousands as Cyclone Arnab nears eastern coast
Indian authorities have evacuated tens of thousands of people from vulnerable coastal areas in the eastern state of Andhra Pradesh as a severe cyclone over the Bay of Bengal is expected to make landfall along the country’s east coast
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