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CYCLONE ARNAB FORCES MASS EVACUATIONS AS POWERFUL STORM HITS INDIA’S EAST COAST
More than 180,000 people were evacuated from Andhra Pradesh and Odisha as Cyclone Arnab made landfall on India’s east coast as a very severe cyclonic storm. The Indian Meteorological Department recorded sustained winds of 125–135 kph and gusts reaching 150 kph. The storm uprooted trees, damaged electricity infrastructure and homes, disrupted transport and caused power outages, although no deaths had been reported in initial official assessments.
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