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AP: Cyclone Arnab wreaks havoc in north AP districts, five people killed

Vijayawda, Oct 28 (UNI) Cyclone Arnab wreaked havoc in north Andhra Pradesh districts, causing five deaths, uprooting thousands of trees, electric poles, electric feeders, causing damage to railway tracks, submerging roads, and damaging standing crops in thousands of acres.

Cyclone Arnab, which crossed the coast between Narasapuram and Yanam this morning, battered combined West Godavari, East Godavari, Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram districts.
In rain-related incidents, five people were killed in various districts.
Chokka Kishore (45) was killed when a massive tree uprooted and crashed on him at Church centre in Bhimavaram in WG district, and Rambabu (34) was killed when an electric pole uprooted and fell on him at Bondadavari street in Bhimavaram. An elderly woman Kollu Venkayamma was killed when her house caved in at Antarvedikara Prakasapuram of Sakhinetipalli mandal of EG district. A woman K Madhavi was killed when an electric pole fell on her, and another woman Bindu was killed at Balajinagar in Simhachalam as an electric pole fell on her in Visakhapatnam district.
Officials said that over 33,000 coconut trees got uprooted and fell, incurring huge losses to the farmers. Over 10,000 other trees were uprooted and collapsed in Konaseema district and 4,000 trees in West Godavari district. The uprooted trees were being removed on war footing to clear the traffic.

R&B Minister BC Janardhan Reddy said that 126 kilometers of roads were badly damaged in the affected districts of which 111 kms was damaged in Srikakulam district alone. As many as nine culverts on canals were also damaged.
The Uppada road was badly damaged as the giant sea waves came and submerged the road. The railway track between Kothavalasa-Kirandul in combined Visakhapatnam district was damaged, prompting the officials to cancel train services on the route.

In Visakhapatnam, hundreds of hoardings and trees collapsed at many places. Several residential colonies were inundated in two-three feet water in Visakhapatnam, Gajuwada, Chodavaram and Vizianagaram districts.
Officials said that 391 electric feeders were damaged while hundreds of electric poles were uprooted, resulting in hundreds of colonies being plunged in darkness due to power failure. Officials said that over 28,000 people were shifted to rehabilitation centres in the affected districts.

As many as 17 Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada Rajahmundry -bound flights were cancelled at various airports while 16 Hyderabad bound flights were cancelled in Andhra Pradesh due to inclement weather conditions.

Meanwhile, crops in 2,24,489 hectares, including paddy, were badly damaged affecting over 3.50 lakh farmers.
Officials said that horticulture crops including papaya, betel leaf and plantain were also damaged.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu urged union Home Minister Amit Shah to send Central teams to enumerate the loss and extend help.
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