India, Oct. 26 -- Cyclone Arnab is expected to make landfall in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday, October 28, with wind gusts reaching up to 140 kmph, prompting authorities in Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring Odisha to prepare for large-scale evacuations and heavy rainfall.

The cyclonic storm, which developed over the Bay of Bengal, is likely to intensify further before crossing the Andhra Pradesh coast on Wednesday morning, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The weather department has warned of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall across northern and central coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh and southern parts of Odisha as the storm approaches the coast.

The Andhra Pradesh government has identified around 5.7 lakh people...