Cyclone Murasu makes landfall, heavy rainfall in coastal Andhra
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Cyclone Murasu made landfall along the coast of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, bringing heavy rainfall in the region.
The severe cyclonic storm made landfall near Ongole in Andhra Pradesh with wind speeds of 100 km per hour to 110 km per hour, gusting to 120 km per hour.
The cyclone was forecast to continue moving north-northwestwards and weaken into a cyclonic storm, with wind speeds gusting to 100 km per hour by 12 noon.
The extent of damage was not immediately clear.
Several trees had fallen in Bapatla district, showed photos posted by the Andhra Pradesh Police.
On Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department issued red alerts for heavy rainfall Prakasam, Krishna, Bapatla, Guntur, NTR and Palnadu districts.
An orange alert was in place for Tirupati, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, Nandyal, Eluru, East Godavari and West Godavari districts.
A red alert requires the administration to “take action” in view of an extreme weather event. An orange alert requires the authorities to “be prepared to take action”.
The weather department also issued orange alerts for heavy rainfall in Chennai, Chengalpattu, Tiruvannamalai districts of Tamil Nadu.
Trains, flights disrupted
At least 12 trains in the Vijayawada division were cancelled on Tuesday, four were diverted and one rescheduled, the railways said.
At least seven flights to and from Vijayawada were cancelled on Tuesday, the airport operator said.
Written by Nachiket Deuskar. Edited by...