India, Oct. 29 -- Cyclone Arnab crossed the Andhra Pradesh-Yanam coast on October 28 with sustained winds of 125-135 kmph, gusting to 150 kmph, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

The damage is being counted. Andhra Pradesh has reported seven deaths and preliminary crop damage across 2,24,489 hectares, according to state government figures. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday directed officials to restore electricity, clear fallen trees and fast-track compensation for those affected; officials told him a preliminary damage report would be submitted the same day.

By Thursday morning, the remnant of the very severe cyclonic storm had weakened into a depression over south Chhattisgarh and adjoining south Odisha, near...