Cyclone ‘Arnab’: Flights, trains cancelled as rain batters A.P.; 30,000 boats brought ashore; southern Odisha on edge
Cyclone Arnab is expected to hit Andhra Pradesh around dawn Wednesday. In preparation, the state has cancelled numerous flights and train services, and has moved about 30,000 fishing boats ashore. Odisha has closed ghat roads, imposed transport restrictions, and started large‑scale evacuations, and that could affect coastal communities.