Cyclone Arnab has intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm over the west-central Bay of Bengal and is expected to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast near Yanam on Wednesday, October 28, with winds reaching 125 kmph and gusts of up to 140 kmph.

The weather department warned that a depression over the Bay of Bengal could escalate into a very severe cyclonic storm before crossing the Andhra Pradesh coast, with winds reaching 140 km/h. DW has more.