Andhra Pradesh and Odisha prepare for Cyclone Murasu
Chennai has declared a school holiday on November 2 as Cyclone Murasu approaches the Andhra coast.
Cyclone Murasu is expected to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast near Ongole between late Monday night and early Tuesday, according to India Today. The system, which intensified over the Bay of Bengal on Sunday, is forecast to bring winds of 100–110 kmph, gusting to 120 kmph.
Andhra Pradesh has deployed six National Disaster Response Force teams and seven State Disaster Response Force teams. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has directed departments to coordinate rescue operations and move people from unsafe areas to safer locations.
In Odisha, where approximately 1.18 lakh people remain affected by floods and landslides following Cyclone Arnab, authorities are moving residents from low-lying settlements and landslide-prone hillsides. Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari stated that southern Odisha has been placed on high alert.
Chennai has declared a school holiday on November 2 due to a forecast of heavy to very heavy rain. The Tamil Nadu Revenue Administration and Disaster Management Department has directed district collectors to remain on high alert.
The India Meteorological Department has issued a red warning for extremely heavy rain in coastal Andhra Pradesh for November 2. An orange warning has been issued for very heavy rain in Rayalaseema and Telangana.