{
  "id": 17718473,
  "title": "Cyclone Murasu: Holiday for schools and colleges in Chennai and Tiruvallur",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/cyclone-murasu-holiday-for-schools-and-colleges-in-chennai-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T01:15:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/cyclone-murasu-tamil-nadu-schools-colleges-holiday-chennai-november-2/article71655116.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Monday, November 2, 2026, schools and colleges across several districts in Tamil Nadu, such as Chennai and Tiruvallur, will be closed for a precautionary holiday due to the impending heavy rainfall forecasted by Severe Cyclone 'Murasu', announced the district collectors.\n\nEarlier on Sunday, a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal transformed into a cyclone named 'Murasu,' meaning war drum. The storm is expected to make landfall around the morning of November 3, between Nellore and Narsapur in Andhra Pradesh, with wind speeds ranging from 100-110 km/h, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).\n\nThe cyclonic storm, moving northwestward at a speed of 25 kmph over the past six hours, is predicted to bring very heavy rain to isolated areas in Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Ranipet, and Nilgiris districts on Monday. Chennai District Collector S. Malathi Helen has declared the holiday for schools to account for the anticipated heavy rains.",
  "summary": "Chennai and Tiruvallur District Collectors have announced that schools and colleges in the districts will be closed on November 2 because of heavy rain",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}