Environment
Cyclone Arnab strikes India's eastern coast with winds of 130 km/h
Local officials relocated 84,000 residents to safety shelters while the severe weather event caused three fatalities and widespread destruction to regional infrastructure, agriculture, and power supply networks.
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The essentials of this story
- What happened
- Cyclone Arnab made landfall with sustained winds of 130 kilometers per hour, causing widespread damage to infrastructure, agriculture, and power networks.
- Who is affected
- Residents, farmers, and fishing communities along the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coast in India.
- What changes
- Tens of thousands of residents were evacuated to shelters, transportation and power networks were disrupted, and three deaths were reported.
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Sources
- Arnab Strikes India — NASA primary source