Severe Cyclone Murasu: Landfall to begin in A.P. around 2-3 a.m.

Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu is approaching the coast of Andhra Pradesh, with landfall expected near Ongole. Authorities have issued warnings for heavy rainfall and high-speed winds, prompting local disaster management efforts.
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VIJAYAWADA The IMD said in a bulletin at 1 a.m. that the landfall of the Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Murasu’ near Ongole in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, will commence before 3 a.m. Cyclone Murasu Live updates https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/murasu-cyclone-live-updates-on-november-2-2026-tamil-nadu-telangana-andhra-pradesh-odisha/article71654226.ece The outer spiral band in the northern sector entered southern Coastal Andhra Pradesh. The wall cloud region in the forward sector is approaching the coastline. Fishermen haul 400 boats ashore as Cyclone Murasu approaches Kothapatnam in Andhra’s Ongole Fishermen haul 400 boats ashore as Cyclone Murasu approaches Kothapatnam in Andhra’s Ongole Fishermen haul 400 boats ashore as Cyclone Murasu approaches Kothapatnam in Andhra’s Ongole storyline 1 As Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu moves closer to the A.P. coast, the A.P. State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) has warned of extremely heavy rainfall on the intervening night of November 2-3 in parts of Ongole Rural, Kothapatnam and Chinaganjam mandals of Prakasam district.
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