Goa, Oct. 28 -- Very severe Cyclone Arnab made landfall near the Andhra Pradesh coast early on Wednesday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) stating that the process is expected to continue for the next few hours.

Classified as a "very severe" cyclonic storm, the third-highest category on the IMD's cyclone intensity scale, Arnab was positioned over the west-central Bay of Bengal near the coasts of Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, according to the weather agency's bulletin issued at 6.30 am.

The cyclone's centre was located approximately 30 km east of Narsapur, 45 km south-southwest of Yanam, 70 km south-southwest of Kakinada and 90 km east-northeast of Machilipatnam.

The IMD continues to monitor the cyclone as it progresses throug...