印度东海岸的两个邦正准备撤离数千人，以应对预计将于周三登陆的气旋阿纳布，其中一个邦表示将在部分地区关闭学校两天。
Two states along India's eastern coast were preparing to evacuate thousands of people ahead of Cyclone Arnab, which is expected to make landfall on Wednesday, as one of them said it would close schools in some districts for two days.
印度气象局称，阿纳布在孟加拉湾形成后增强为气旋风暴，预计将于周三上午在安得拉邦登陆，最大阵风可达每小时140公里（87英里）。气象局补充称，该气旋可能会进一步增强。
Arnab, which formed over the Bay of Bengal before intensifying into a cyclonic storm, is expected to make landfall in Andhra Pradesh state by Wednesday morning, with gusts of as much as 140 kph (87 mph), India's weather office said. The cyclone will probably intensify further, it added.
预计该天气系统将给安得拉邦北部和中部沿海地区，以及邻邦奥里萨邦南部地区带来大暴雨到特大暴雨。
The weather system is expected to bring heavy to extremely heavy rainfall to Andhra Pradesh's northern and central coastal districts, and southern regions of neighbouring Odisha.
安得拉邦已呼吁出海渔船返港，并下令在发生停电时迅速恢复供电。
Andhra Pradesh has called for boats at sea to return ashore and ordered speedy restoration of power in case of disruptions.
安得拉邦一位资深灾害管理官员周一告诉路透社，该邦政府已确定57万人处于脆弱状态，撤离工作将于周一晚间开始。
A senior Andhra Pradesh disaster management official told Reuters on Monday the state government had identified 570,000 people as vulnerable and evacuations would start on Monday evening.
奥里萨邦政府宣布周二和周三在五个地区关闭学校和学院，并表示正准备将低洼地区居民转移至气旋避难所。孟加拉湾是世界主要热带气旋生成区之一。
Odisha's government announced the closure of schools and colleges in five districts for Tuesday and Wednesday, and said it was preparing to move residents of low-lying areas to cyclone shelters. The Bay of Bengal is one of the world's major regions for tropical cyclones.