ඔර්නබ් සුළි කුණාටුව ඉන්දියාවට ඇතුළු වෙයි, මෙරටට ඇති බලපෑම ක්‍රමයෙන් අඩුවන ලකුණු...

Daily Mirror and Sri Lanka Mirror report that very severe Cyclone Arnab, which had been over the west-central Bay of Bengal, was making landfall on the coast of Andhra Pradesh, India. Daily Mirror says the system’s influence on Sri Lanka’s weather had gradually weakened as it moved ashore.

Lankadeepa reports that Arnab strengthened into a very severe cyclonic storm and, at 2:30 a.m. on October 27, was about 890 kilometres northeast of Kankesanthurai. WhatNews also reports the storm had reached very severe status and was centred about 890 kilometres northeast of Kankesanthurai.

Rupavahini News reports that Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology issued a red warning at 9:30 a.m. on October 26, valid for 12 hours, over strong winds and rough seas in parts of the Bay of Bengal. It said winds could reach 80–100 kilometres per hour, waves could reach three to four metres, and thunderstorms and heavy rain were possible. The department advised fishing and naval activity to stop in the specified sea areas until further notice, and those already at sea to move to safer areas and follow updates.

Ada Derana reports that the cyclone weakened and that the warning for fishing and naval activities was withdrawn. Newsfirst reports the department expected the storm’s impact on Sri Lanka to decline from October 28; it identifies the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara among areas in its forecast. EconomyNext reports forecasters expected significant rainfall across several provinces over three days, while Sri Lanka Mirror reports winds of up to 50 kilometres per hour were expected in some areas.

Written automatically by AI from the outlets’ own reports, and not reviewed by an editor. It can be wrong — the original report is the authority.