India Moves Thousands to Safety Ahead of Cyclone Arnab

WHO:

ABC News World - Indian authorities evacuated people from vulnerable coastal areas.

Phys.org - Indian authorities ordered evacuations.

Phys.org - The national weather office provided the forecast.

WHAT:

ABC News World - Tens of thousands of people were evacuated ahead of Cyclone Arnab.

ABC News World - Cyclone Arnab was described as severe and expected to make landfall.

Phys.org - Evacuations were ordered ahead of a severe cyclone expected to make landfall by Wednesday.

WHERE:

ABC News World - Evacuations took place in vulnerable coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh, an eastern Indian state.

ABC News World - The cyclone was over the Bay of Bengal and expected to reach India’s east coast.

Phys.org - Evacuations were ordered in southwestern Andhra Pradesh.

(UPDATED October 27, 2026 13:24 UTC)

Indian authorities evacuated tens of thousands of people from vulnerable coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh ahead of severe Cyclone Arnab. The storm was over the Bay of Bengal and expected to make landfall on India’s east coast by Wednesday. The national weather office provided the forecast as officials ordered the evacuations.