Cyclone Arnab LIVE: Heavy rain lashes Odisha; over 8,000 people evacuated, ministers rush to affected districts
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Strong winds and high tides triggered by Cyclone Arnab, in Puri. | Photo Credit: ANI
Heavy rain lashed parts of Odisha under the influence of a deep depression that made landfall in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh on Thursday, prompting the state government to evacuate people from low-lying and landslide-prone areas, officials said.
The state reported landslides, waterlogging, uprooting of trees and house damage, while rainwater flowing over roads disrupted communication in several areas. The IMD said squally weather would prevail along coastal areas, with winds gusting up to 70 kmph, and advised fishermen not to venture into the sea till Friday (September 25, 2026) morning.
The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast near Kalingapatnam in Srikakulam, bringing widespread rainfall over the past three days, according to the India Meteorological Department.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu directed officials to utilise the current rainfall brought by the deep depression to fill all available water resources across the State.
The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast near Kalingapatnam in Srikakulam, bringing widespread rainfall over the past three days, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The rainfall has come as a relief for the State, which has been facing a significant rainfall deficit.
Parts of Odisha were lashed by heavy rain under the influence of a deep depression that made landfall in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh on Thursday (September 23, 2026), prompting the State government to evacuate people living in low-lying and landslide-prone areas, officials said.
Amid fears of floods and landslides in the southern districts due to the downpour, the state government deputed two senior ministers -- Rabi Narayan Naik (Panchayati Raj) and Gokulananda Mallik (Fisheries) -- to Koraput and Gajapati districts, respectively, to oversee arrangements to deal with the situation.
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