Cyclone Arnab leaves trail of destruction in Andhra, five killed as 15,000 power poles fall

Cyclone Arnab crossed the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts early on Wednesday, killing five people in incidents involving electrocution and a wall collapse, uprooting thousands of trees and electric poles, and damaging roads, according to a report by the PTI. The very severe cyclonic storm made landfall over a six-hour period between 2 am and 8 am, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to coastal…