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People make their way past trees that fell across a road at Samanasa village in Konaseema district after Cyclone Arnab crossed the coast on Wednesday.
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Fishermen check their boats in a creek at the Kumbhabhishekam fish landing centre in Kakinada on Tuesday. More than 4,600 fishing boats have been anchored off the Kakinada coast ahead of Cyclone Arnab.
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Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha visits Revupolavaram, a coastal village in Anakapalli district, and asks fishermen not to go to sea. She also met families moved to a relief centre in the village on Tuesday.
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YSRCP corporator candidate for Ward 40 B. Vijaya Lakshmi and former MLA Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar campaign in raincoats at One Town in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday.
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A tree branch falls near the Krishna temple at the Zilla Parishad junction in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday, in heavy rain brought by Cyclone Arnab.
Video: K.R. Deepak
A tree that fell across NH-16 near Regupalan junction in Anakapalli district is cleared by the police on Tuesday. Traffic on the Tuni-Anakapalli stretch has been restored.
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All beaches in Visakhapatnam are closed and the police are patrolling the shore. Rough sea off the city on Tuesday as Cyclone Arnab nears the coast.
Video: PTI
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Srikakulam district has received widespread rain overnight, as the Severe Cyclonic Storm (SCS) ‘Arnab’ strengthened into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) at around 11.30 p.m. on October 26.
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Sea water floods the coast road at Uppada in Kakinada district on Tuesday. Cyclone Arnab is expected to cross the coast near Yanam by Wednesday forenoon.
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Rough sea at Bheemunipatnam beach near Visakhapatnam on Tuesday. Cyclone Arnab is expected to cross the coast near Yanam by Wednesday.
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Vijayawada railway station wore a deserted look on Tuesday. More than 50 trains have been cancelled because of Cyclone Arnab.
Video: G.N. Rao
Cyclone Arnab: helplines in Visakhapatnam
Collector’s office: 0891-2590100, 0891-2590102
GVMC toll-free: 1800 4250 0009
GVMC WhatsApp: 9014218870
Power (APEPDCL): 7382299975
Medical: 8985181874, 9398786818
Fire: 101, 112, 0891-2563582
Fisheries: 9491808388: 8309020063
The Hindu - Andhra Pradesh retweeted
JUST IN | High waves crash along the coast in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, October 27, 2026, as cyclonic storm Arnab approaches the coast. The India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rainfall and strong winds in the region as the storm moves closer.
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YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MP from Tirupati Maddila Gurumoorthy has sought an independent inquiry into alleged failures of the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission (SEC), accusing election authorities of failing to ensure a level playing field during the ongoing municipal, MPTC and ZPTC elections.
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The administrations of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts have stepped up preparedness on Sunday by setting up control rooms and readying relief centres, as a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a cyclone, according to the India Meteorological Department.
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Andhra Ministers put power utilities on alert ahead of cyclone; 25,000 poles kept ready
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Flight disruptions leave Andhra Umrah pilgrims stranded in Saudi Arabia; 40 to fly back to Hyderabad on October 26
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Blast that killed seven in ASR district leaves 10 tribal families with damaged homes
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