New Delhi, Oct 27 (V7N)- Cyclone Arnab is expected to make landfall along the coast of Andhra Pradesh and Yanam in the early hours of Wednesday (October 28), according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The forecast was issued in a weather bulletin released by the IMD on Tuesday (October 27).

According to the department’s latest data, the cyclone is expected to cross the coast between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam between 2:00 am and 4:00 am on Wednesday. The system is currently positioned over the west-central Bay of Bengal.

The IMD further reported that the cyclone moved west-northwestwards at a speed of 18 kilometres per hour during the six hours leading up to 5:30 pm on Tuesday.

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