Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said at a press conference in Amaravati announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh for the next of kin who died in the cyclone.
The deaths were reported from Visakhapatnam, Anakapalle, Kakinada, Konaseema and West Godavari districts. Some fatalities reportedly occurred due to electrocution, while others were caused by uprooted trees.
Families whose houses were flooded will get 25 kg of rice, or 50 kg for fishermen and handloom weavers, along with pulses, onions, sugar, potatoes and palm oil.People in relief camps will get ₹1,000 each, up to ₹3,000 per family. Owners of partly damaged houses will get ₹10,000. Affected farmers will get ₹25,000 a hectare for paddy, cotton, groundnut and sugarcane, Mr. Naidu said.
Cyclone Arnab crossed the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts about 20 km east-northeast of Narsapur early on Wednesday (October 28, 2026). It has since weakened from a very severe to a severe cyclonic storm, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The landfall was complete by 8.30 a.m.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Cyclone Arnab is classified as a very severe cyclonic storm, the third-highest category on the IMD’s cyclone intensity scale. The storm was still lingering near the coast at 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday, about 40 km north of Narsapur and 40 km west of Yanam, the IMD said. It has been creeping north at about 7 kmph, covering about 40 km in six hours.The Met department expects it to weaken this evening and to lose most of its force by tonight. It will keep drifting north-northwest over the next two days.
Telangana Deputy Chief Minister and Energy Minister Bhatti Vikramarka held a telephonic conversation with Andhra Pradesh Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar to assess the cyclone’s impact. Ravi Kumar briefed Vikramarka on the relief and restoration operations being carried out under the guidance of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.
Vikramarka assured Andhra Pradesh of the Telangana government’s full support in dealing with the situation. He said Telangana was ready to provide personnel and essential materials required to restore the damaged power supply.
25.33 lakh homes, shops and other non-farm connections across 11 districts served by the Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited (APEPDCL) reported power cut off.
The IMD’s Cyclone Warning Centre has warned of a moderate to high risk of flash floods in 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh till 5.30 a.m. on Thursday. The districts include Bapatla, Guntur, NTR, Krishna, Eluru, East and West Godavari, Kakinada, ASR, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Anakapalli and Parvathipuram Manyam.
Heavy rain is likely at isolated places on Thursday. The IMD also expects heavy rain at a few places on November 1, 2 and 3, the first of which is polling day for the civic elections, it added.
As part of its preparatory measures to combat the cyclone, the Andhra Pradesh government evacuated nearly 12 million people early on Wednesday, according to preliminary information. Flight operations were also disrupted at airports along the coast, with several services cancelled or suspended due to adverse weather conditions.