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Cyclone Murasu hits Andhra coast with 120 kmph winds: 30 flights cancelled, 1.6 lakh people evacuated in Od...
Cyclone Murasu landfall Andhra Pradesh coast, massive evacuation, flights cancelled. Follow Bhaskar English Latest Updates. Cyclone Murasu began making landfall on the Andhra Pradesh coast at 1 a.m. late on Monday night. According to the Meteorological Department, the cyclone had completely crossed the Andhra coast by 4 a.m.
Cyclone Murasu intensified as it moved along the Andhra coast, bringing heavy rainfall to multiple districts in the state.
rainfall totals reported include Bapatla with 222.4 mm in 24 hours, Narsapur 198.6 mm, Ongole 120.2 mm, and Machilipatnam 83.9 mm, based on data collected from 8:30 am Monday to 8:30 am Tuesday.
The India Meteorological Department issued red alerts in three districts and orange alerts in the remaining districts as the system affected south coastal Andhra Pradesh, with fishermen advised not to venture into the sea for two days.
The IMD stated that Cyclone Murasu crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast near Ongole between 3:30 am and 5:30 am on Tuesday and was located near the south Andhra Pradesh coast as a severe cyclonic storm, forecast to move north-northwest and weaken to a cyclonic storm by Tuesday afternoon.
Port authorities issued danger signals in response to the threat, with GD-10 at Nizampatnam Port, GD-9 at Machilipatnam Port, GD-8 at Krishnapatnam Port, and LC-3 at other ports; these signals were to remain in effect as the storm progressed.