The India Meteorological Department, in its 5.30 pm bulletin, said the cyclone was hurtling towards the Andhra coast at a very high speed, with an early landfall between 2 am and 4 am on October 28
Heavy rains and strong winds lashed parts of Odisha as the very severe cyclonic storm Arnab moved towards the east coast, prompting the IMD to issue orange and yellow warnings across multiple districts
Cyclone Arnab is approaching the Andhra Pradesh coast as a very severe cyclonic storm, triggering red alerts for heavy rainfall, widespread evacuation
Farmers have been warned by the IMD that light to moderate rain or thundershowers are very likely to occur at a few places in Telangana on Tuesday
A low pressure area developing over the Bay of Bengal is expected to strengthen into the year's first tropical cyclonic storm, potentially named Cyclone Arnab
Sri Lanka was worst affected by Cyclone Ditwah. The aid, part of India's 'Neighbourhood First' policy and 'Operation Sagar Bandhu', includes concessional loans and grants
Cyclone Ditwah has triggered a severe humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka, with floods and landslides impacting over 1.4 million people
Over 11 lakh people have been affected, and more than two lakh people have been displaced and shifted to temporary shelters
While the red alert in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are effective till November 30, Andhra will be under red alert till December 1
Cyclone Ditwah has exited Sri Lanka, leaving 123 dead, and is now moving towards the coasts of North Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and South Andhra Pradesh