Severe cyclonic storm Murasu crosses Andhra Pradesh coast
The eye of the storm crossed the coast at 5.30 am on Tuesday, bringing heavy rainfall to Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Tamil Nadu.
The eye of the severe cyclonic storm Murasu crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast at 5.30 am on Tuesday, according to The Economic Times. The weather system has battered several parts of the state with torrential rains and is expected to continue making landfall.
The system was located 30 km north to northeast of Ongole and 100 km south to southwest of Vijayawada at 8.30 am, a Met Department official said. The Cyclone Warning Centre (CWC) and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported the storm was likely to weaken into a cyclonic storm by Tuesday noon, with wind speeds reaching 90 kmph and gusting up to 100 kmph.
Heavy rainfall has been recorded across the region. Between 8.30 am on Monday and 8.30 am on Tuesday, Bapatla recorded 222.4 mm of rain, while Narasapur recorded 198.6 mm and Ongole recorded 120.2 mm. In Chennai, Parrys received 149.2 mm in the 24 hours ending at 6 am on Monday.
The storm has also brought rain to Odisha and northern Tamil Nadu. In Chennai, heavy rain caused waterlogging in several northern neighbourhoods, including Manali and Ennore. Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner G.S.
Sameeran inspected water stagnation on Besant Road in Triplicane to review the civic response.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu requested Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay and Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar to send personnel and machinery to assist with electricity infrastructure restoration. Both Chief Ministers responded positively to the request.