Photos: Aftermath of deadly Cyclone Arnab in southern India

In PicturesSaveSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkMunicipal workers remove a fallen tree outside the Port Trust Office after Cyclone Arnab made landfall in the port city of Visakhapatnam [R Narendra/EPA]By AFPPublished On 29 Oct 202629 Oct 2026Ferocious winds and torrential rain lashed India’s southeastern coast after a cyclone made landfall, killing at least three people before the storm weakened, officials said.Cyclone Arnab hit southeastern Andhra Pradesh state on Wednesday as a “very severe cyclonic storm”, with winds of 125-135km/h (77-84mph) and gusts reaching 150km/h in the early hours of Wednesday morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said.Torrential rain was recorded, as much as 30 centimetres (nearly 12 inches) in parts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha states, the IMD said, with the storm weakening into a “deep depression” throughout Wednesday afternoon.About 50,000 people were told to move to safer areas in Andhra Pradesh and another 48,000 in neighbouring Odisha.A woman walks past a backhoe clearing fallen trees and debris from a road in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh state. [R Narendra/EPA]Fallen trees block a road in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. [Mahesh Kumar A/AP Photo]People walk past damaged homes near the shore in Kakinada. [Mahesh Kumar A/AP Photo]Cyclone Arnab hit southeastern Andhra Pradesh state on Wednesday. [Mahesh Kumar A/AP Photo]A truck breaks down on a flooded road on the outskirts of Kakinada. [Noah Seelam/AFP]People walk along a coastal road in Kakinada that was destroyed after the cyclone made landfall. [Noah Seelam/AFP]People stand near damaged homes along the shore in Kakinada. [Mahesh Kumar A/AP Photo]