Wire reporting: (AP, via KSAT), (Reuters, via CNA)

Cyclone Arnab made landfall on India's Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts early Wednesday, then weakened from a very severe cyclonic storm to a severe cyclonic storm, the India Meteorological Department said^1,3,5.

IMD placed the crossing southwest of Yanam, about 20 kilometers east-northeast of Narsapur, with landfall winds of about 125 to 135 kilometers per hour and gusts to 150^3,2,12. Al Jazeera put peak winds at up to 135 kph and said the storm later was downgraded¹.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said no loss of life had been reported in the state and credited advance evacuations³. The Times of India, citing PTI, later reported two electrocution deaths, including a man in Visakhapatnam district and a woman in Anakapalli district⁵. Al Jazeera and SCMP, citing officials earlier, also said no casualties had been reported^1,12.

Euronews and SCMP said about 50,000 people were told to move in Andhra Pradesh and 48,000 in Odisha^2,12. Al Jazeera put combined evacuations at least 180,000¹. Disaster official Prakhar Jain said more than 12 million people live along the expected path, with more than 2,000 shelters and nearly 1,100 medical teams^2,12.

Trees, poles and roads were damaged in coastal Andhra, including Kakinada and Visakhapatnam, with heavy rain exceeding 200 millimeters at some stations^3,5,9. Flights and more than 50 trains were cancelled, outlets reported^1,5.

Sri Lanka closed schools over flood and landslide risk, and Nepal warned tourists away from high mountains as remnants move inland^1,12. IMD had warned of storm surge and flooding in low-lying Andhra areas^1,12.