Landfall: early Wednesday, October 28, 2026, about 20 km east-northeast of Narsapur.
Winds: 135 kmph peak, gusts to 150 kmph.
Deaths: two, three or seven, depending on the report.
Crops: about 70,900 hectares hit, according to the Chief Minister.
Shelters: more than 28,000 people in Andhra Pradesh.
The South First counted seven deaths across Visakhapatnam, West Godavari, Konaseema and Anakapalli districts, but the state had not issued a consolidated toll, according to the Daily Pioneer.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s letter said the cyclone caused no human casualties, which conflicts with the NDRF’s confirmation, according to the Daily Pioneer.
The NDRF confirmed damage to 31 houses, and the Chief Minister said about 180 houses were hit, mostly in Konaseema district, according to the Daily Pioneer.
The Chief Minister put crop damage at about 70,900 hectares, including paddy, in a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and asked for an early central assessment team.
About 10,450 hectares were reported inundated or damaged, according to the same letter.
District officials reported about 6,000 electric poles uprooted in Konaseema alone, according to the Daily Pioneer.
More than 220 trees fell on state roads, and over 170 were cleared by Wednesday afternoon, according to the Chief Minister as quoted by the Daily Pioneer.
The Visakhapatnam Collector said about 80% of power and water supply had been restored, with about 150 teams clearing trees.
The Chief Minister said more than 28,000 people were moved to relief shelters and that the figures are provisional, and the NDRF said 714 villages in Andhra Pradesh were affected.
At least 609 schools across the state were converted into rehabilitation centres, according to The Week.
Heavy rain hit parts of Anakapalli, Visakhapatnam, Kakinada and Konaseema districts and inundated several low-lying areas, according to The Week. No rainfall totals were given.
Satellite image of a cyclone over the Bay of Bengal in 2023 (file image, not Cyclone Arnab), CIRA/NOAA via Wikimedia Commons, public domain
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