CYCLONE MURASU LIVECyclone Murasu Live Updates: Days after Cyclone Arnab wreaked havoc in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, another cyclone called Murasu is being headed to the Andhra Pradesh coast again. It is expected to make landfall near Ongole in the intervening nights of Monday and Tuesday as a severe cyclonic storm.
The impact of Murasu is expected to be felt across Andhra Pradesh, parts of Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Odisha. Schools have been declared shut in Chennai and Tiruvallur districts today ahead of the landfall.
Odisha and Andhra Pradesh have expedited evacuation of people living in vulnerable zones to safe areas. The cyclone is expected to make landfall with wind speeds of up to 120 km/hour.
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Nov 2, 2026 15:53 ISTCyclone Murasu Latest Updates: After Arnab, Cyclone Murasu hurtles towards Andhra coastLess than a week after Cyclone Arnab battered Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, the two states are bracing for another cyclone even as relief and restoration efforts continue. Cyclone Murasu is expected to make landfall near Ongole late Monday night or early Tuesday, packing winds of 100-110 kmph and gusting up to 120 kmph.
Andhra Pradesh has deployed disaster response teams and ordered evacuations from vulnerable areas. Odisha, meanwhile, is relocating residents from low-lying areas and landslide-prone hillsides.
In neighbouring Tamil Nadu, Chennai has declared a holiday for schools today as heavy to very heavy rainfall is forecast. The approaching cyclone poses a fresh challenge to recovery efforts, with around 1.18 lakh people in Odisha still affected by floods and landslides triggered by Arnab, which made landfall on October 28.
Forecasts of further rainfall in southern Odisha until November 4 have raised concerns over delayed restoration work, renewed flooding and landslides.