Relief and rescue operations are underway in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh following the impact of Cyclone Arnab, as heavy rainfall continues in several areas. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Keralam and Mahe tomorrow.
In Odisha, heavy rainfall continues to lash several parts of the state, particularly the southern districts. The Meteorological Centre has issued a yellow warning for heavy rainfall in 14 districts today. Four people have reportedly died in rain-related incidents, while 12 people remain missing following a major landslide at Gidipabali in Bhanjanagar, Ganjam district. Search and rescue operations are underway, with personnel from the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) and Fire Services engaged in the operation. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi conducted an aerial survey of flood-hit areas in Ganjam and Gajapati districts yesterday.
In Andhra Pradesh, a seven-member Central team led by Chittaranjan Das, Joint Secretary in the Union Home Ministry, has arrived to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Arnab. Preliminary estimates put the losses at ₹4,764 crore across 12 districts, with Konaseema and West Godavari among the worst-affected. Relief and restoration operations are continuing, and the State Government has announced an ex-gratia payment of ₹5 lakh to the families of those who lost their lives in cyclone-related incidents.
Meanwhile, a low-pressure area, the remnant of Cyclone Arnab, lay over southeast Uttar Pradesh and its neighbourhood this morning. Another well-marked low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas is very likely to concentrate into a depression, intensify further and reach the west-central Bay of Bengal near the Andhra Pradesh coast by Monday evening.
The IMD has also forecast thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds in Uttarakhand, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim today.
