cyclone landfall

October 28, 2026 3:30 PM

Cyclone Arnab: 22 train services cancelled or suspended; NDRF steps up response

Cyclone Arnab has claimed three lives and damaged 31 houses in Andhra Pradesh, while at least 22 express and passenger train services have been cancelled or suspended between October 27 and November 5 due to the impact of the cyclone, officials said on Wednesday. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Inspector General Narendra Singh Bundela said Andhra Pradesh had been the worst-affected state, with strong winds and rainfall reported in several districts. Preliminary reports indicated a relat...

October 28, 2026 9:44 AM

Cyclone Arnab: 2,199 shelters identified, medical teams and emergency services on alert

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday reviewed the state's preparedness and response to Cyclone Arnab with around 32,000 officials, directing them to intensify relief operations, restore essential services and minimise damage as the severe cyclonic storm affects coastal districts. Officials informed the Chief Minister that no loss of life had been reported so far. Naidu praised government personnel for working through the night and said advance preparations had helped pr...

November 30, 2024 3:42 PM

Cyclone Fengal moves west-northwestwards; likely to cross north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts

Cyclone Fengal moved west-northwestwards over the Southwest Bay of Bengal at a speed of 13 km per hour on Saturday afternoon. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) reported its position at latitude 12.3°N and longitude 80.9°E, around 120 km north-northeast of Nagapattinam and 420 km north of Trincomalee. The storm is expected to move westwards and cross the northern Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts, between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram, near Puducherry, as a cyclonic storm with wind speeds of ...