A Tuesday Al Jazeera report described heavy rain and coastal flooding on India's east coast while Cyclone Arnab was making landfall.
Prakhar Jain, managing director of Andhra Pradesh's disaster management authority, told Reuters that shelters had received nearly 50,000 people by Monday night. The authority estimated that 400,000 people needed evacuation and said more than 12 million people lived in areas along the projected route. EconoTimes previously covered evacuation preparations as Arnab approached.
Rail officials said online that at least 12 trains in eastern India would not run, while service on 53 southern coastal routes was suspended for Tuesday and Wednesday.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast a crossing between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, close to Yanam, along the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts. The IMD forecast sustained winds of 115–125 km/h, with gusts up to 140 km/h, and expected the crossing Wednesday, Oct. 28. EconoTimes previously covered the agency's forecast track.
