India's weather office said storm Arnab, which formed over the Bay of Bengal, had intensified since Monday. (EPA Images pic)BHUBANESWAR: Thousands of people were evacuated along India's eastern coast, and some train services cancelled, authorities said on Tuesday, one day before a severe cyclone was scheduled to make landfall, bringing gusting winds and heavy rain.
In neighbouring Nepal, authorities cautioned tourists against venturing into high-altitude areas, as they feared Cyclone Arnab could trigger torrential downpours, snowstorms and avalanches in the Himalayan region from Thursday night through Saturday.
The risks come at a time when the mountainous country is starting to recover from a deadly flash flood in August, which killed about 1,500 people.
