Kathmandu. Five people have died due to Cyclone Arnab in Andhra Pradesh, India. Houses, crops and infrastructure have been damaged. The Telangana state government has said that it will assist in the rehabilitation work.
According to the India Meteorological Department, the intensity of the cyclone that crossed the coastal region on Wednesday morning has decreased from ‘very severe’ to ‘severe’. Due to the cyclone, the northern part of Andhra Pradesh and the southern part of Odisha have experienced strong winds and rain.
57 thousand people have been moved to safe places. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Nayudu has announced to give relief of five lakh Indian rupees to the families of the deceased.
He has also written a letter to Home Minister Amit Shah demanding to send a central team to assess the damage. According to the Chief Minister, more than 70,900 hectares of paddy crops and 10,450 hectares of horticultural crops have been damaged. About 180 houses have been affected.
In North and Central Andhra Pradesh, more than 25 lakh power connections have been disrupted. 38 flights from Visakhapatnam and 17 from Vijayawada have been cancelled. Although the cyclone is weakening, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal are expected to receive heavy rainfall. The Hindu