Cyclone Murasu to cross south Andhra coast tonight; NDRF teams rushed from Tamil Nadu
The severe cyclonic storm is expected to make landfall between Nellore and Narsapur around midnight with winds of 100–110 kmph, gusting to 120 kmph.
Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu is expected to cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narsapur between the midnight of November 2 and early morning of November 3, with wind speeds of 100–110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
On Monday the storm was moving west-northwest at 14 kmph and lay about 120 km east-southeast of Nellore, 140 km east-southeast of Kavali, 170 km northeast of Chennai, 180 km southeast of Ongole and 220 km south of Machilipatnam.
Three National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams of 30 personnel each, 90 in all, have been sent from the 4th Battalion near Arakkonam in Tamil Nadu to Nellore, Prakasam and Markapuram. Led by a senior commander, they will carry out rescue work, clear debris and provide relief.
Murasu follows Cyclone Arnab, which recently hit Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. Rain has already been reported in parts of Tamil Nadu, with an orange alert issued for Chennai.
Source: Deccan Herald. Photo: File photo — Meteosat imagery: CSU/CIRA & EUMETSAT / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
