Guwahati, Oct. 28 -- Cyclone Arnab remained nearly stationary off the Andhra Pradesh coast on Wednesday morning, prolonging its landfall process and bringing heavy rainfall, strong winds and widespread disruption to coastal districts, including Konaseema, where trees were uprooted and roads were blocked.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its 6.30 am bulletin on October 28, said the landfall process was expected to continue for another two hours. The system was positioned over the west-central Bay of Bengal near latitude 16.4degN and longitude 82.0degE, close to the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts.

The cyclone's centre was located about 30 km east of Narsapur, 45 km south-southwest of Yanam and 70 km south-southwest of Kakina...