India evacuates thousands ahead of second cyclone in a week
Cyclone Murasu is expected to be less intense than last week’s Cyclone Arnab, which killed six people and destroyed dozens of homes and crops.
A severe cyclonic storm, named Murasu, is set to make landfall on India's eastern coast on Tuesday, just a day after Cyclone Arnab devastated the region. Authorities have begun evacuating people from several coastal areas ahead of the storm's arrival, with around 2,000 individuals already relocated. Prakhar Jain, the managing director of Andhra Pradesh's state disaster management authority, informed Reuters that authorities are planning to evacuate a total of 30,000 people.
Cyclone Arnab, which struck the area last week, resulted in six fatalities and caused extensive damage to homes and crops. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts that Murasu will be less intense than its predecessor. Murasu formed over the Bay of Bengal, a region known for spawning devastating tropical cyclones that frequently impact India's southeastern coast, including Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
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