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Cyclone Arnab Leaves Trail of Destruction Across Southern India
✍️ Al Jazeera
🗓 30 Oct 2026, 12:01 AM
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Powerful Cyclone Arnab struck southern India, causing extensive damage and loss of life, as shown in recent photographs.
Cyclone Arnab, classified as a severe tropical cyclone, made landfall in the southern part of India early this week, leaving a swath of devastation in its wake. Photographs released by local agencies show collapsed homes, flooded streets and uprooted trees across several districts.
Rescue teams from the state disaster response forces and the National Disaster Response Force have been deployed to the hardest‑hit areas, focusing on evacuating stranded residents and delivering emergency supplies.
The government has announced an initial relief package and is coordinating with the Indian Meteorological Department to monitor any further weather threats. Officials say a detailed damage assessment will be conducted in the coming days to guide reconstruction efforts.
Power and communication networks remain disrupted in many localities, prompting temporary shelters to be set up in schools and community halls for affected families.
Authorities urge citizens to stay away from flood‑water zones and follow safety advisories as clean‑up operations begin.
Rescue teams from the state disaster response forces and the National Disaster Response Force have been deployed to the hardest‑hit areas, focusing on evacuating stranded residents and delivering emergency supplies.
The government has announced an initial relief package and is coordinating with the Indian Meteorological Department to monitor any further weather threats. Officials say a detailed damage assessment will be conducted in the coming days to guide reconstruction efforts.
Power and communication networks remain disrupted in many localities, prompting temporary shelters to be set up in schools and community halls for affected families.
Authorities urge citizens to stay away from flood‑water zones and follow safety advisories as clean‑up operations begin.