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Arnab, which formed over the Bay of Bengal before intensifying into a cyclonic storm, is expected to make landfall in Andhra Pradesh state by the morning of Oct. 28, with gusts of as much as 140 kph, India’s weather office said.
The cyclone will probably intensify further, it added.
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People wade through a flooded street as it rains ahead of a cyclonic storm in Chennai. Photo by AFP |
The weather system is expected to bring heavy to extremely heavy rainfall to Andhra Pradesh’s northern and central coastal districts, and southern regions of neighboring Odisha.
Andhra Pradesh has called for boats at sea to return ashore and ordered speedy restoration of power in case of disruptions.
A senior Andhra Pradesh disaster management official told Reuters on Oct. 26 the state government had identified 570,000 people as vulnerable and evacuations would start in the evening of that day.
Odisha’s government announced the closure of schools and colleges in five districts for Oct. 27 and 28, and said it was preparing to move residents of low-lying areas to cyclone shelters.
The Bay of Bengal is one of the world’s major regions for tropical cyclones.
