The cyclone has further entered the land and the landfall process is expected to continue for the next three hours, it said. 'The centre of very severe cyclonic storm Arnab remains very close to the Andhra Pradesh coastline,

The landfall process of Severe Cyclone Arnab is expected to be completed within the next one to three hours, Vizag Meteorological Department Director P V N Murthy said.

The cyclone intensified rapidly over the Bay of Bengal before making landfall on the Andhra Pradesh coast. What role did El Niño play in its strength and track?

Cyclone Arnab remained practically stationary off the Andhra Pradesh coast on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain, flooding and transport disruption as police carried out rescues and Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu reviewed relief measures.

Andhra Pradesh has turned 609 schools into Cyclone Arnab relief shelters, flagged 78 buildings at risk of collapse and closed schools in 16 coastal districts.

Residents of Hyderabad on Wednesday, October 28, woke up to cloudy skies amid a rain forecast by the IMD in view of Cyclone Arnab.