Cyclone Murasu Makes Landfall in Andhra Pradesh, Triggers Heavy Rain; Thousands Evacuated, Coastal Areas on Alert
- On Monday, November 2, 2026, Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu began approaching the Andhra Pradesh coast, with landfall near Ongole expected between midnight and early Tuesday morning.
- Ongoing recovery from Cyclone Arnab, which triggered floods and crop damage across Odisha and Andhra Pradesh last week, complicates preparations for the approaching storm.
- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu directed officials to bolster power infrastructure, prompting Tamil Nadu to deploy 500 personnel and 25 teams for emergency restoration support.
- Authorities initiated evacuations from vulnerable locations, while adverse weather forced cancellation of at least 19 domestic flights at Vijayawada, Tirupati, and Visakhapatnam airports on Monday.
- The India Meteorological Department warned of extremely heavy rainfall across South Coastal Andhra Pradesh, with storm surges of up to 2 metres likely to inundate low-lying coastal districts.
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Cyclone Murasu Live Updates: Cyclone Murasu made landfall near Ongole around 1 a.m. Wednesday. Coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh are experiencing strong winds of 110 to 120 kilometers per hour and heavy rainfall. Storm surges of one to one and a half meters high are threatening flooding in low-lying areas of Bapatla, Krishna, and Prakasam districts.
Cyclone Murasu: Andhra Pradesh, Odisha step up emergency measures as flights cancelled, heavy rain threatens
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