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Cyclone Murasu makes landfall on India's eastern coast
Authorities evacuated thousands and warned of heavy rain, storm surge and power outages as the cyclone crossed the coast with 100-110 kmph winds.
- Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu was expected to cross the South Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narsapur, near Ongole, around midnight Monday or early Tuesday, with winds of 100–110 kmph and gusts up to 120 kmph.
- Andhra Pradesh deployed disaster-response teams, ordered evacuations from unsafe areas, and placed ports on high alert as the storm approached.
- Chennai canceled at least 11 flights, while schools in Chennai and Tiruvallur closed because of heavy rain and weather warnings.
- Odisha evacuated residents from vulnerable areas and warned of further rain, flooding, and landslides while communities continued recovering from Cyclone Arnab.
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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.
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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