Cyclone Murasu's eye touches Andhra's coast as landfall continues; heavy rain, 120 kmph winds batter shore
Under the cyclone's influence, heavy rain fell across several places in the southern state. IMD said the states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu to its south would be worst hit.
Cyclone Murasu made landfall on the Andhra Pradesh coast early Tuesday morning, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The storm brought heavy rainfall and gale-force winds up to 120 kmph, with gusts reaching 120 kmph. The cyclone's eye entered the coast as its wall cloud approached the shoreline near Ongole in Prakasam district.
The Met department issued red warnings for several districts, including Krishna, Guntur, Bapatla, Palnadu, NTR, and Prakasam, warning of a storm surge of 1-1.5 meters above the astronomical tide. Fishermen were advised not to go out to sea and offshore and onshore operations were suspended until further notice.
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