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Cyclone Arnab hits India with gusts of up to 150 km/h

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Cyclone Arnab made landfall in Andhra Pradesh, India, with winds of 125 to 135 km/h and gusts of up to 150 km/h, according to the India Meteorological Department. Nearly 100,000 people had been ordered to evacuate in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha before its arrival, while warnings were also issued in Nepal and Sri Lanka, AFP reports.

Cyclone Arnab made landfall on Wednesday in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, with winds of 125 to 135 km/h and gusts reaching up to 150 km/h, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The storm is sweeping across the country’s south-east coast with heavy rain.

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