Disaster management teams have already relocated roughly 2,000 residents and intend to move around 30,000 people to safer ground as coastal preparations accelerate. The approaching storm targets areas where Cyclone Arnab recently destroyed dozens of homes, damaged crops, and caused six deaths. Although the India Meteorological Department expects Murasu to be less intense than its predecessor, widespread displacement remains necessary to protect residents in vulnerable zones.
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Southeastern coastal states face back-to-back weather crises before fully recovering from…: Southeastern coastal states face back-to-back weather crises before fully recovering from the previous deadly cyclone.
Weather officials anticipate that the incoming storm will carry less intensity than the p…: Weather officials anticipate that the incoming storm will carry less intensity than the preceding Cyclone Arnab.
Authorities have already moved thousands of people inland to reduce potential casualties…: Authorities have already moved thousands of people inland to reduce potential casualties ahead of Tuesday morning.
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Cyclone Murasu is expected to be less intense than last week's Cyclone Arnab, where six people were killed and dozens of houses and crops were destroyed.
BHUBANESWAR, India: Authorities began evacuating people along India's eastern coast on Monday (Nov 2), a day before a severe cyclonic storm is expected to make landfall in a region recovering from a deadly cyclone last week.
Cyclone Murasu is expected to be less intense than last week's Cyclone Arnab, where six people were killed and dozens of houses and crops were destroyed.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast Murasu to make landfall in the early hours of Tuesday.
"Around 2,000 people have been evacuated, and the process is continuing. We are planning to evacuate some 30,000 people," Prakhar Jain, managing director of the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority, told Reuters on Monday.
The cyclone formed over the Bay of Bengal, a major region for tropical cyclones that has spawned deadly storms on India's east coast.
IMD expects Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, states along India's south eastern coast, to feel the brunt of…
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Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu is likely to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast tonight. In response to the approaching storm, the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority has advised residents to remain alert.
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