KakinadaCyclone Arnab killed 5 people, Chief Minister Naidu said.
Floods damaged crops on 224,489 hectares and hit 345,000 farmers, Naidu said.
India’s weather department recorded 125-135 km/h winds at landfall, after officials told about 98,000 people to leave the coast.
Odisha’s chief minister said the state recorded zero deaths despite landslides.
Nine Odisha districts remain under orange rain alerts on Thursday.
How each outlet framed it
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- Dawn
- Al Jazeera Online
- quantifies the evacuation at 180,000 people and the 12 million in the storm's path, and notes Nepal's warning to tourists
- Hindustan Times
- highlights Odisha's 'zero casualty' claim by its chief minister alongside the storm's continued weakening and rain alerts across four states
Sources: Hindustan Times, Dawn, Al Jazeera Online