New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Arnab made landfall early Wednesday, October 28, along the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts, with maximum sustained winds of 125-135 kmph and gusts of up to 150 kmph, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

At 11:30 pm on Tuesday, the system was centred over the west-central Bay of Bengal, about 70 km south of Kakinada and 200 km south-southwest of Visakhapatnam. It is expected to cross the coast between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, close to the south of Yanam, as a very severe cyclonic storm.

The IMD has issued a red warning for extremely heavy rainfall in parts of Andhra Pradesh. Heavy to very heavy rain is also forecast on October 28 in eastern Telangana, south and north Odisha, a...