Two states along India’s eastern coast have issued alerts and are preparing to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people before Cyclone Arnab is expected to arrive tomorrow, Wednesday morning.
The India Meteorological Department said Arnab had rapidly developed into a powerful cyclonic storm and was forecast to strike Andhra Pradesh tomorrow, Wednesday morning, with winds of up to 140 kilometers per hour and heavy rain.
Authorities called on and ordered all fishing boats operating at sea to return to shore immediately. Disaster response teams were instructed to prepare to repair electricity networks as quickly as possible if power was cut. Andhra Pradesh authorities said 570,000 people were in high-risk areas, with evacuation operations to begin on Tuesday morning. Text: Rithy
