Cyclone Murasu makes landfall on India's eastern coast
The India Meteorological Department said winds reached 100-110 kmph as schools closed, flights were canceled and thousands were evacuated.
- Cyclone Murasu made landfall Tuesday near Ongole in the Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh with maximum sustained winds of 100-110 kph , the India Meteorological Department confirmed.
- The storm formed over the Bay of Bengal, a region prone to deadly cyclones, following Cyclone Arnab, which battered Andhra Pradesh last week, killing at least five people and damaging infrastructure.
- Ahead of the storm, authorities closed schools and halted train services; thousands of people were evacuated to safety as officials warned a storm surge of up to 1.5 meters was possible.
- Heavy rains fell throughout Tuesday across eastern India, raising concerns about flooding in low-lying areas and disruptions to daily life as the cyclone weakened.
- The region remains vulnerable to such events, with previous storms having inundated roughly 200,000 acres of cropland in Andhra Pradesh, prompting ongoing monitoring of flood-prone areas.
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New Delhi, 3 Nov (EFE).- The cyclone storm Murasu landed on the coast of the southeastern state of India in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, causing strong floods and gusts of wind of up to 120 kilometers per hour, and forcing families trapped in their homes to evacuate. Their entry to land began around [...] The entrance Cyclone Murasu hits the east coast of India just days after Arnab's passage in the region was first published in HolaNews.
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برس بيHeavy rains lashed eastern India on Tuesday after a second cyclone struck the region in a week, prompting authorities to evacuate thousands. Cyclone Morasu made landfall in the morning in the Unguli district of Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh, packing winds of 100 to 110 kilometers per hour, according to the Indian Meteorological Department. Heavy rains were expected to continue for several hours as the cyclone weakened. Prior to the cyclone's arrival,…
Cyclone Murasu makes landfall on India's eastern coast
Cyclone Murasu made landfall along India's eastern coast on Tuesday, the country's weather department said, the second storm to hit the region in a week as authorities evacuated thousands of people to safety.
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