“India braces for Cyclone Arnab with evacuations”

Key points

• Authorities ordered evacuations in southwestern Andhra Pradesh ahead of Arnab's landfall.
• Cyclone Arnab is forecast to hit as a very severe cyclonic storm with 140 km/h gusts.
• IMD warns of total destruction of thatched houses and widespread crop damage.
• Sri Lanka closed schools amid warnings of heavy rain, floods, and mudslides.
• Over 4,700 pregnant women in danger zones were relocated to hospitals.