Cyclone Arnab triggers rain in Bengal, weather alerts issued for more districts

Kolkata, Oct 28 (UNI) Cyclone Arnab, which made landfall in Andhra Pradesh early on Tuesday, triggered overnight rainfall in several districts of West Bengal, with weather alerts issued for more districts of Gangetic Bengal for October 30. The system made landfall around 20 km east-northeast of Narsapur in Andhra Pradesh, earlier than forecast. The landfall process began around 2 am and was complete by 10 am, with the cyclone recording maximum sustained wind speeds of 125-135 kmph, gusting to 150 kmph. Kolkata, Howrah, South 24 Parganas, East Midnapore, West Midnapore and Jhargram received rainfall as the cyclone approached the coast.…