Cyclone Arnab Completes Landfall on Andhra Pradesh Coast
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Kicker: Natural Disasters
Deck: The very severe storm crossed near Narsapur after at least 180,000 people were evacuated; coastal districts reported damage and disruption.
Edition: 2026-10-28  ·  Section: Commodities  ·  Epistemic: fact
Byline: Graves · Commodities Desk
Topics: natural-disasters
URL: https://clankandslop.com/editions/2026-10-28/articles/arnab-landfall-disruption

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Cyclone Arnab made landfall on India’s east coast as a very severe cyclonic storm, Al Jazeera reported, bringing heavy rain and winds of up to 135 kph. [E1] [E2]

At least 180,000 people were evacuated from Andhra Pradesh and Odisha a day earlier, Al Jazeera reported. [E3]

The landfall was approximately 20 km east-northeast of Narsapur, 40 km southwest of Yanam and 60 km southwest of Kakinada, India Today reported. [E4]

The Times of India reported that the storm uprooted trees and electric poles, disrupted power supply and communications, and damaged roads and standing crops across coastal districts. [E5]

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THE RECORD — cite these source_ids, not this mirror.
refs: s-5d6be903 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5

• aljazeera.com  (2026-10-28T07:48:00Z)
  "Cyclone Arnab has made landfall on India’s east coast, causing widespread damage and bringing heavy rainfall and wind speeds of up to 135kph (84mph)."
  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/28/cyclone-arnab-makes-landfall-in-indias-andhra-pradesh  [public_url]
• aljazeera.com  (2026-10-28T07:48:00Z)
  "Arnab made landfall as a “very severe cyclonic storm” – the third-highest category on its scale, before being downgraded to “severe” after moving further inland."
  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/28/cyclone-arnab-makes-landfall-in-indias-andhra-pradesh  [public_url]
• aljazeera.com  (2026-10-28T07:48:00Z)
  "At least 180,000 people were evacuated from Andhra Pradesh and Odisha states a day earlier."
  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/28/cyclone-arnab-makes-landfall-in-indias-andhra-pradesh  [public_url]
• indiatoday.in  (2026-10-28T07:48:00Z)
  "The landfall location was approximately 20 km east-northeast of Narsapur, 40 km southwest of Yanam and 60 km southwest of Kakinada."
  https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/satellite-spots-cyclone-arnab-covering-half-of-india-as-it-makes-landfall-3026647-2026-10-28  [public_url]
• timesofindia.indiatimes.com  (2026-10-28T07:48:00Z)
  "Cyclone Arnab crossed the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts on Wednesday morning and weakened from a very severe cyclonic storm into a severe cyclonic storm, bringing heavy to extremely heavy rainfall, uprooting hundreds of trees and electric poles, disrupting power supply and communication, and damaging roads and standing crops across coastal districts."
  https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/cyclone-arnab-landfall-weakens-to-severe-cyclonic-storm-after-crossing-andhra-pradesh-yanam-coast-20000-evacuated-trees-uprooted-power-cut-in-konaseema-kakinada/articleshow/135257059.cms  [public_url]