Cyclone Murasu: Holiday for schools and colleges in Chennai and Tiruvallur
Severe Cyclone 'Murasu' is expected to make landfall between Nellore and Narsapur with high wind speeds, prompting school and college closures in Chennai and Tiruvallur. Authorities are monitoring the storm as it intensifies over the Bay of Bengal.
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Schools and colleges in several districts of Tamil Nadu, including Chennai and Tiruvallur, are closed on Monday (November 2, 2026), as a precaution ahead of heavy rainfall expected to be caused by Severe Cyclone ‘Murasu’, the collectors of the districts announced. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/ Also Read: Cyclone Murasu November 2 updates https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/murasu-cyclone-live-updates-on-november-2-2026-tamil-nadu-telangana-andhra-pradesh-odisha/article71654226.ece Cyclonic Storm ‘Murasu’ intensified into a Severe Cyclonic Storm over the West Central and Southwest Bay of Bengal in the early hours on Monday (November 2) ‘Murasu’ strengthens into Severe Cyclonic Storm storyline 1 On Sunday, a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclone named “Murasu”, which means war drum.
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