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India evacuates tens of thousands as Cyclone Murasu bears down on Andhra Pradesh

A week after Cyclone Arnab killed six people, a second storm approaches the same stretch of India's east coast.

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What to know

  • Cyclone Murasu was forecast to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast near Ongole between 11:30pm Monday and 4am Tuesday with winds of 100-110 km/h and gusts to 120 km/h, weaker than the prior storm.
  • About 2,000 people had been evacuated by Monday with authorities aiming to move roughly 30,000 total; six NDRF and seven state disaster teams were deployed.
  • The storm follows Cyclone Arnab, which killed six people and destroyed dozens of homes and crops on the same coastline about a week earlier.
  • Schools were closed in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Odisha, and officials warned thousands of electrical poles could be damaged.

Prakhar Jain Managing director, Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management AuthorityN Chandrababu NaiduN Chandrababu Naidu Chief Minister of Andhra PradeshPawan KalyanPawan Kalyan Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra PradeshHimanshu Shukla Collector, Nellore districtIndia Meteorological Department National weather forecasting agency

India evacuates tens of thousands as Cyclone Murasu bears down on Andhra Pradesh
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  1. background

    Disaster response teams deployed, schools closed in three states — Six NDRF teams and seven State Disaster Response Force teams were deployed in advance, three sent from Tamil Nadu, while schools closed in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Odisha and fishermen were told to stay ashore.

  2. background

    Chief Minister Naidu orders preparations, warns of power disruption — Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu directed officials to prepare for the cyclone, citing estimates that 6,000 to 8,000 electrical poles could be damaged.

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    IMD forecasts Murasu landfall near Ongole with 100-110 km/h winds

    The India Meteorological Department said the storm would cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narsapur, near Ongole, from 11:30pm Monday to 4am Tuesday, with gusts up to 120 km/h.

    “It is very likely to … cross south Andhra Pradesh coast as a severe cyclonic storm with wind speeds of around 100 to 110 kilometres per hour…”
    — India Meteorological Department
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    India begins evacuating coastal residents ahead of Murasu

    Authorities started evacuating people along the eastern coast on Monday, a day before Cyclone Murasu's expected landfall, with about 2,000 evacuated so far and a target of around 30,000.

    “Around 2,000 people have been evacuated, and the process is continuing. We are planning to evacuate some 30,000 people…”
    — Prakhar Jain, Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority
    1. 2 outlets India evacuates thousands ahead of second cyclone in a week

      first by Channel News Asia, 6d ago · also Reuters

  5. background

    Cyclone Arnab strikes Andhra Pradesh coast, killing six — Cyclone Arnab hit the same stretch of India's southeastern coast the previous Wednesday, killing six people and destroying dozens of houses and crops.