Kathmandu, Oct. 29 -- Cyclone Arnab has killed seven people in India's Andhra Pradesh state, triggered heavy rain across eastern India and disrupted transport, while authorities remain on alert for further rainfall.

The deaths in Andhra Pradesh were caused by falling trees, electrocution, wall collapses and other cyclone-related incidents, officials said. According to a live report by The Indian Express, the storm made landfall over a six-hour period between 2am and 8am on October 29, crossing the coast between Andhra Pradesh and Yanam.

The cyclone weakened from a very severe cyclonic storm to a severe cyclonic storm after making landfall near Yanam in Puducherry. It was expected to weaken further into a cyclonic storm and then a deep d...