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Cyclone Arnab: Over 59,000 Evacuated in Odisha

Odisha officials report more than 59,000 people evacuated as Cyclone Arnab caused widespread damage.

New York Editorial News Desk October 30, 2026 1 min read

The Brief

  • Over 59,000 people evacuated across 9 districts.
  • Indian Coast Guard rescued 20 crew members from stranded vessel.
  • 3,100 pregnant women shifted to hospitals for safety.

Officials in Odisha reported that over 59,000 people were evacuated to safety as Cyclone Arnab caused extensive damage across the state.

The Indian Coast Guard rescued all 20 crew members of a Marshall Islands-flagged vessel stranded off the Andhra Pradesh coast in the Bay of Bengal due to rough weather conditions caused by the cyclone.

As a precautionary measure, 3,100 pregnant women were shifted to medical facilities ahead of the cyclone, including those expected to deliver within two weeks and those with high-risk pregnancies.

The Odisha Government deployed over 300 teams from different disaster response agencies for rescue operations in flood-hit Ganjam and eight other districts.

State Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said 313 teams, including 9 from the National Disaster Response Force, 60 from the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force, and 244 from the Fire Services Department, were engaged in the rescue operations.

Among the evacuated, 3,001 pregnant women were included, according to officials.

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