VIDEO | Cyclone Arnab: Uprooted tree blocks the Tuni-Narsipatnam road in Depolavaram, Kakinada district; revenue, fire and panchayat staff engaged in clearance operations. #CycloneArnab# #CycloneUpdate# (Full video available on PTI Videos -

VIDEO | Cyclone Arnab: Banana plantations, paddy fields damaged in Konaseema, Andhra Pradesh. #CycloneArnab# #CycloneAlert# (Full video available on PTI Videos -

VIDEO | Cyclone Arnab: Andhra Pradesh TDP president said on Wednesday that Cyclone Arnab had damaged crops, power lines and roads, while uprooting trees across affected areas, with preliminary estimates indicating damage to 391 of the state's 883 electricity feeder centres. He said Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu was closely monitoring the situation and had placed the entire official machinery on alert. Officials from various departments worked through the night to respond to the cyclone's impact. #CycloneArnab# #CycloneUpdate# (Full video available on PTI Videos -

VIDEO | Delhi: Addressing a press conference on Cyclone Arnab, NDRF IG Narendra Singh Bundela, says, "The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued its first warning and forecast on October 23. Based on the forecast, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) reviewed the situation with the states on October 25. The Government of India subsequently reviewed the situation at the Cabinet Secretary level, involving all ministries, departments and state governments. As per the latest update, the cyclone has completely entered the landmass. Based on wind speed, it has been downgraded from a very severe cyclonic storm to a severe cyclonic storm. It is expected to weaken further into a cyclonic storm within the next six hours, by around noon, and subsequently downgrade into a deep depression by the evening. Northern Andhra Pradesh and southern Odisha have been the worst-affected regions so far. Besides strong winds, several districts have also received significant rainfall. According to information received from the Andhra Pradesh government and the IMD, the affected districts in Andhra Pradesh include Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Anakapalli and Srikakulam. In southern Odisha, Koraput, Ganjam and Gajapati have also received significant rainfall. The Government of India deployed four additional National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams to Andhra Pradesh last night, anticipating that the state would be the worst affected. The additional teams were airlifted using Indian Air Force aircraft. NDRF and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams are currently deployed in the affected areas in coordination with the state and central governments. All state-level disaster response mechanisms have also been activated and placed on alert, with personnel working on the field to manage the situation." #CycloneArnab# #NDRF# (Full video available on PTI Videos -

VIDEO | Cyclone Arnab: Waterlogging floods service roads along the NH in Jaggampeta, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, disrupting traffic. (Full video available on PTI Videos -

STORY | Cyclone Arnab: Two electrocuted in separate incidents in Andhra Two people, including a 55-year-old woman, died of electrocution in separate incidents in Andhra Pradesh during Cyclone Arnab, officials said on Wednesday. A senior district official said a 53-year-old man died on Tuesday night after coming into contact with a live wire that snapped over an agricultural field channel. In the second incident, a woman died after accidentally stepping on an exposed live wire outside her home in Yellamanchili town in Anakapalli district on Wednesday morning, police said.

🇮🇳 India is evacuating thousands of people as a second powerful cyclone approaches its eastern coast in less than a week. Cyclone Murasu is expected to strike Tuesday with winds reaching 75 mph, bringing dangerous flooding and torrential rain to areas still recovering from last week's deadly storm. Authorities have already evacuated around 2,000 people and plan to move 30,000 to safety after Cyclone Arnab killed at least 6 people.