India evacuates thousands ahead of second cyclone in a week
BHUBANESWAR: Authorities began evacuating people along India’s eastern coast on Monday, 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…
On Monday, Indian authorities commenced evacuations along the eastern coast as a severe cyclonic storm, Cyclone Murasu, was anticipated to make landfall in the region still grappling with the aftermath of last week's deadly cyclone, Arnab. Cyclone Murasu is projected to be less intense than its predecessor, which resulted in six fatalities and extensive destruction of homes and crops. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted that Murasu would make landfall early Tuesday.
Around 2,000 individuals had already been evacuated, with plans to evacuate an additional 30,000 people, according to Prakhar Jain, the managing director of the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority, speaking to Reuters on Monday. Cyclone Murasu originated over the Bay of Bengal, a region notorious for spawning deadly tropical cyclones that have struck India's eastern coast in the past.
The Meteorological Department anticipates that Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, states situated along India's southeastern coastline, will bear the brunt of the storm.
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