As the Bay of Bengal offered up another of its seasonal tempests, Cyclone Arnab moved steadily toward the shared coastline of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh on the evening of September 23, 2026, carrying with it the weight of heavy rain already fallen and heavier rain yet to come. The system, born of warm waters and atmospheric pressure, was expected to make landfall near Kalingapatnam by nightfall — a moment that coastal communities have learned, across generations, to both prepare for and fear. In the hours before its arrival, the ancient calculus of storm response was already underway: 5,000 peo
Deep Depression Nears Landfall in Odisha-Andhra Pradesh; Heavy Rainfall Triggers Landslides
5,000 people including pregnant women and elderly residents evacuated to cyclone shelters and relief camps as precautionary measure; one landslide incident reported with no injuries.