The severe weather system crossed near Ongole between 3:30 AM and 5:30 AM, pushing a projected storm surge of up to 1.5 meters into coastal zones like Bapatla. Red alerts for heavy rain have been declared across seven key districts, including Guntur and Krishna. Authorities have completely halted maritime activities and advised fishing communities to remain off the water until November 4. In response to landslide threats, vulnerable families in NTR district have already been relocated to designated relief camps.
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Fishermen must suspend all onshore and offshore marine activities until the morning of No…: Fishermen must suspend all onshore and offshore marine activities until the morning of November 4.
Red alerts for heavy to extremely heavy rainfall have been issued across seven districts…: Red alerts for heavy to extremely heavy rainfall have been issued across seven districts in Andhra Pradesh.
Vulnerable families in Mogalrajapuram were moved to relief camps to prevent casualties fr…: Vulnerable families in Mogalrajapuram were moved to relief camps to prevent casualties from potential landslides.
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Andhra Pradesh Meteorological Department Director K Nagaratna on Tuesday noted that Cyclone Murasu crossed the southern coastline between 03:30 AM and 05:30 AM.
The system moved north-northwestwards at a speed of 8 kmph over the preceding six hours. She also advised the fishermen not to venture into the sea until November 4.
"This severe cyclonic storm Murasu moved in a north-northwest direction and crossed the south coastal Andhra Pradesh coast near Ongole, around 15.53 degrees north latitude and 18.22 degrees east longitude, between 03:30 IST and 05:30 IST on 3 November, bringing gusty winds that reached 100 to 110 kilometres per hour, peaking at 120 kilometres per hour at times," she said.
The severe cyclonic storm Murasu formed over the Bay of Bengal and made landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast early this morning, she said.
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