At least five people died in India's Andhra Pradesh state after Cyclone Arnab hit the coast Wednesday, Reuters, The Hindu and The New Indian Express report. The toll has risen from two deaths first reported on Wednesday.

Counts differ. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu named five dead at a news conference Wednesday, The Hindu reports. A state official put the official toll at six, Reuters reports. The New Indian Express counted seven deaths but noted the government had confirmed five. The Times of India, citing local officials, put the toll at nine, Reuters reports.

People died from electric shocks, falling trees and power poles, and a wall collapse, The Hindu reports. The New Indian Express says a woman riding a motorbike with her husband was swept away by floodwaters.

At least 15,000 power poles were damaged, Naidu said in a statement. Power was back in most districts except Konaseema and West Godavari, the statement said, Reuters reports. The New Indian Express puts crop damage at about 220,000 hectares across 14 districts.

Naidu promised 500,000 rupees to each victim's family, The Hindu reports. Flooded households will get 25 kilograms of rice, along with lentils, onions, sugar, potatoes and palm oil. People in relief camps get 1,000 rupees each, up to 3,000 per family. There is also money for damaged homes, shops, boats, nets, livestock and crops. Naidu has asked India's central government for help.

Arnab was rated a very severe cyclonic storm by India's weather office, the third-highest level on its scale, Reuters reports. It came ashore near Narsapur early Wednesday, The New Indian Express reports. More than 180,000 people in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha were evacuated before it arrived, Reuters reports. The weather office warned of more heavy rain in northern coastal districts, The New Indian Express reports.

What we know: At least five people died, and the state has announced a relief package.
What we don't: The final death toll, and the full cost of the damage.