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Cyclone Murasu: Andhra Pradesh, Odisha step up emergency measures as flights cancelled, heavy rain threatens

Cyclone Murasu: Andhra Pradesh, Odisha step up emergency measures as flights cancelled, heavy rain threatens

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah called Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu after Cyclone Murasu made landfall near Ongole in Prakasam district, with winds up to 110 kmph and heavy rain. The chief minister thanked the minister for sending a central team to assess the damage. Meanwhile, farmers in Odisha’s Ganjam district, still recovering from cyclone Arnab, expressed anxiety that additional heavy rainfall from Murasu could cause further agricultural losses.

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  • left · 1 outlet

    Cuddalore Collector Sibi Adithya Senthil Kumar has declared a one-day holiday for schools in Cuddalore taluk as heavy rain continues amid Cyclone Murasu.

    — Mathrubhumi English

  • right · 2 outlets

    Cyclone Murasu is forecast to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast between midnight and early Tuesday, packing winds of 100-110 kmph with gusts of up to 120 kmph.

    — NDTV

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Authorities in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha have stepped up evacuations, placed disaster response teams on standby and prepared emergency services as severe Cyclone Murasu approaches the south Andhra Pradesh coast. The storm is expected to make landfall between Nellore and Narasapur around midnight on…

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Cyclone Murasu: Andhra Pradesh, Odisha step up emergency measures as flights cancelled, heavy rain threatens

Authorities in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha have stepped up evacuations, placed disaster response teams on standby and prepared emergency services as severe Cyclone Murasu approaches the south Andhra Pradesh coast. The storm is expected to make landfall between Nellore and Narasapur around midnight on…

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