Cyclone Arnab: Kakinada port par sabse ooncha GD-10 signal, Andhra-Odisha mein lagbhag 1 lakh logon ko hatane ka aadesh; kal subah landfall
IMD ke mutabik 'very severe' toofan Budhvaar forenoon mein Bapatla aur Visakhapatnam ke beech, Yanam ke paas coast paar karega. 70 se zyada trains radd, kai zilon mein school band.
Bay of Bengal mein Cyclone Arnab ka khatra ab aur nazdeek aa gaya hai. Daily Pioneer ki live report ke mutabik IMD ne Mangalvaar subah 11:30 baje toofan ko Visakhapatnam se lagbhag 170 km dakshin-poorv aur Kakinada se 180 km poorv-dakshin-poorv mein bataya. IMD ka anuman hai ki yeh 28 October ki forenoon mein Bapatla aur Visakhapatnam ke beech, Yanam ke paas Andhra coast paar karega. Report ke mutabik baad ke bulletins mein landfall par hawa 125–135 km/h aur jhonke 150 km/h tak bataye gaye; 1 se 1.5 meter tak storm surge ka bhi khatra hai, jiska sabse zyada asar East Godavari par pad sakta hai.
Kakinada port par sabse ooncha 'Great Danger Signal 10' laga hai, jabki Visakhapatnam aur Gangavaram par Signal 9 hai. AFP ke mutabik Andhra Pradesh aur Odisha mein lagbhag 1 lakh logon ko ghar khaali karne ka aadesh diya gaya hai — Indian media reports ke hisaab se lagbhag 50,000 Andhra mein aur 48,000 Odisha mein. Odisha ne 1,735 cyclone shelters khole hain. Pioneer ki report ke mutabik South Coast Railway ki radd trains ki sankhya 53 se badhkar 70 se zyada ho gayi hai aur Andhra ke 18 zilon mein 2.70 crore phones par alert bheje gaye.
Cabinet Secretary T V Somanathan ki adhyakshta wali National Crisis Management Committee ne agencies ko 'zero loss of life' ka lakshya rakhne ko kaha hai. Machhuaaron ko 30 October ki subah tak samundar mein na jaane ki salah hai. Toofan ke andar ki taraf badhne par Nepal ne bhi 29 se 31 October ke beech bhaari baarish, barfbaari aur avalanche ki chetavani jaari ki hai.