India, Oct. 28 -- Severe cyclone Arnab, which crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast in the early hours of Wednesday and wreaked havoc in the coastal districts, has claimed five lives and caused extensive damage to crops and public infrastructure, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said.

Speaking to reporters after reviewing the situation at the Real Time Governance System (RTGS) centre at the state secretariat in the evening, Naidu said three persons died in Visakhapatnam district due to the fall of electric poles and trees, and one each in Anakapalli and Bhimavaram. Check LIVE updates here

He expressed his condolences to the bereaved families and announced ex gratia of Rs.5 lakh to each of the families of the deceased.

Naidu said that, acc...