Vijayawada, Oct. 28 -- The cyclonic storm Arnab has battered north Andhra districts as uprooting of hundreds of trees and electric poles, damage to the roads and railway track reported, while two people were killed due to the falling of trees.
The Arnab, a very severe cyclonic storm, which made landfall between Narasapuram and Yanam this morning, wreaked havoc in the combined West Godavari, East Godavari, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Krishna and Srikakulam districts.
According to the official sources, Chokka Kishore (45) was killed when a massive tree uprooted and fell on him in Bhimavaram Church centre, while Rambabu (34) was killed when an electric pole collapsed on him in Bhimavaram in WG district.
Hundreds of trees, including coconut...