{"id":11712,"date":"2026-10-27T08:36:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T08:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=11712"},"modified":"2026-10-27T08:36:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T08:36:34","slug":"india-evacuates-tens-of-thousands-as-very-severe-cyclone-arnab-nears-environment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=11712","title":{"rendered":"India evacuates tens of thousands as \u2018very severe\u2019 Cyclone Arnab nears | Environment News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The cyclone is due to make landfall on Wednesday, with more than 12 million people living along its projected path.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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India is evacuating tens of thousands of people from its eastern coast as a strengthening Cyclone Arnab bears down on its coastal states.<\/p>\n

The cyclone has intensified since Monday and is expected to make landfall by Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0India Meteorological Department has issued a warning for\u00a0the\u00a0coastal states of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, saying the \u201cvery severe\u201d cyclonic storm was centred only 260km (160 miles) southeast of the port city of Visakhapatnam, the most populous in Andhra Pradesh.<\/p>\n

The department expects Arnab to turn northwest and cross the coast by 11:30am local time (06:00 GMT) on Wednesday, with sustained winds of 115-125km\/h (71-78mph) and gusts of up to 140km\/h (87mph).<\/p>\n

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Arnab formed over the Bay of Bengal, which is among the world\u2019s main breeding grounds for tropical cyclones, frequently affecting<\/a> India\u2019s eastern coastal regions.<\/p>\n

More than 12 million people live along the cyclone\u2019s projected path, which runs inland and north across India, according to Andhra Pradesh\u2019s disaster management authority.<\/p>\n

Nearly 50,000 people had been moved to shelters from vulnerable areas of the state by Monday night, out of an estimated 400,000 in need of evacuation, the authority\u2019s managing director, Prakhar Jain, told the Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvacuation is continuing,\u201d Jain said.<\/p>\n

Railway authorities in the region said on social media that at least 12 trains had been cancelled in eastern India and services on 53 routes along the southern coast had been suspended for Tuesday and Wednesday.<\/p>\n

In Odisha, authorities have announced plans to evacuate 48,000 people out of harm\u2019s way, according to local newspaper The Hindu.<\/p>\n

Authorities in neighbouring Nepal have advised tourists to stay away from high-altitude areas over concerns that Arnab could trigger heavy rain, snowstorms and avalanches in the Himalayas from Thursday night to Saturday.<\/p>\n

The advisory comes after a Himalayan flash flood<\/a> in August killed about 1,500 people in the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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