A woman walks past a backhoe clearing fallen trees and debris from a road after Cyclone Arnab made landfall, in the port city of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. (EPA Images pic)BHUBANESWAR: At least six people were killed and power supply in several areas along India's eastern coast remained disrupted on Thursday, one day after Cyclone Arnab barrelled through the region, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds, officials said.
The Times of India newspaper, citing local officials, put the death toll at nine, caused by electrocution as well as tree and house collapses.
The official death toll was six, an Andhra Pradesh state government official said.
Cyclone Arnab, classified by the India Meteorological Department as a very severe cyclonic storm – the third-highest category on its scale – made landfall in Andhra Pradesh early on Wednesday.
