, Oct. 28 -- Cyclone Arnab completed its landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast early Wednesday after a process lasting more than six hours, bringing heavy rainfall to parts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in a bulletin issued at 9:50 am, said the very severe cyclonic storm had moved completely over land along the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts.

At the time of the bulletin, the cyclone was located around 20 km east of Narsapur, 40 km south-southwest of Yanam, 60 km south-southwest of Kakinada and 90 km east-northeast of Machilipatnam.

According to the IMD, Arnab crossed the coast with maximum sustained wind speeds of 125-135 kmph, with gusts reaching up to 150 kmph. The system subsequently wea...