Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- Severe Cyclonic Storm 'Arnab', which was located over the West-Central Bay of Bengal, further intensified into a 'Very Severe Cyclonic Storm', according to the Early Warning Centre for Natural Disasters of the Department of Meteorology.

The notice states that the storm was centred near latitude 15.9degN and longitude 85.4degE, approximately 890 km northeast of Kankesanthurai around 2:30 AM today (27).

This storm is likely to turn west and move northwestwards until 5:30 PM today (27), and is thereafter expected to enter the Indian mainland across the Andhra Pradesh coast by 11:30 AM tomorrow (28).

Wind speed in sea areas may reach very high levels of 80 to 140 kmph from time to time with thundershowers; sea waves i...