India orders evacuations as Cyclone Arnab looms

According to India Meteorological Department, Cyclone Arnab is forecast to hit India's southwestern Andhra Pradesh coast, with gusts of up to 93 miles per hour on Wednesday, 28th of October.

Indian authorities ordered nearly 100,000 people to evacuate homes in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, ahead of the severe cyclone. Neighbouring Nepal and Sri Lanka have also issued weather warnings. Sri Lanka closed schools with the island's Department of Meteorology warning storms could trigger flash floods and mudslides.