Amaravati, Oct. 27 -- A massive disaster response effort is underway across coastal Andhra Pradesh as Severe Cyclonic Storm 'Arnab' accelerates across the west-central Bay of Bengal.

Moving at a speed of 25 km/h over the past six hours, the storm is projected to make landfall near Yanam-between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam-by Wednesday morning, bringing dangerous winds and extremely heavy rainfall.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA), Cyclone Arnab was centred approximately 300 km from Visakhapatnam, 360 km from Kakinada, 460 km from Machilipatnam, and 530 km from Bapatla as of Tuesday morning.

APSDMA Managing Director Prakhar Jain stated that the cyclo...