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Thousands evacuated as India braces for second cyclone in a week

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In Andhra Pradesh, India, officials are evacuating around 30,000 residents from coastal areas as Cyclone Murasu approaches, with about 2,000 already relocated by Monday. The storm is projected to make landfall between Nellore and Narsapur on Tuesday morning with wind speeds of up to 110 km/h (70 mph), potentially damaging thousands of electrical poles and disrupting power supply. This evacuation comes just a week after Cyclone Arnab, which killed six people and caused significant property damage in the same region.
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As Cyclone Murasu approaches the southern coast of Andhra Pradesh in India, authorities are evacuating residents from low-lying coastal areas. By Monday, approximately 2,000 people had already been evacuated, with plans to evacuate an additional 30,000 individuals. The cyclone is expected to make landfall between Nellore and Narsapur near Ongole at around 11:30 pm local time on Monday (18:00 GMT), crossing the coast as a severe cyclonic storm with wind speeds of 100 to 110 kilometres per hour. Gusts are projected to reach up to 120 km/h, posing significant threats to power supply and infrastructure, including damage to an estimated 6,000 to 8,000 electrical poles. This evacuation comes just a week after another deadly cyclone hit the region, complicating recovery efforts for those affected areas.

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Andhra Pradesh GPE · 5× Nellore GPE · 3× 3India GPE · 2× IMD ORG · 2× India GPE · 2× NDRF ORG · 2× Odisha GPE · 2× Tamil Nadu GPE · 2× Prakhar Jain PERSON · 1× the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority ORG · 1×

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🔮 He said estimates suggested that 6,000 to 8,000 electrical poles could be damaged, posing a “severe threat to power supply”.
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Thousands evacuated as India braces for second cyclone in a week · mixed framing

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Authorities in India’s southern state of Andhra Pradesh have begun evacuating residents from low-lying coastal areas as Cyclone Murasu bears down on a region still recovering from a deadly cyclone last week. asserted
Murasu → begin → cyclone
About 2,000 people had been evacuated by Monday, Prakhar Jain, managing director of the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority, told the Reuters news agency. asserted
Jain → evacuate → agency
“We are planning to evacuate some 30,000 people,” he said. asserted
he → plan → people
Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 3India protesters march with 1km banner of deleted voters’ names - list 2 of 3India’s largest dam planned to counter China faces Indigenous revolt - list 3 of 3‘Like Kashmir’: How a toxic marble dump yard became a tourist spot in India The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the cyclone was likely to cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narsapur near the town of Ongole from 11:30pm (18:00 GMT) on Monday to 4am on Tuesday (22:30 GMT on Monday). asserted
cyclone → march → Monday
“It is very likely to … cross south Andhra Pradesh coast as a severe cyclonic storm with wind speeds of around 100 to 110 kilometres per hour [60 to 70 miles per hour],” IMD said, projecting gusts of 120km/h (75mph). asserted
IMD → cross → km/h
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu directed officials to prepare for the cyclone. asserted
Naidu → direct → cyclone
He said estimates suggested that 6,000 to 8,000 electrical poles could be damaged, posing a “severe threat to power supply”. uncertain
poles → say → supply
Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan wrote on X that the cyclone was set to have a severe impact on Nellore, Prakasam, Bapatla and Krishna districts. asserted
cyclone → write → districts
Six National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams and seven State Disaster Response Force teams have been deployed in advance, Jain said, according to the IANS news agency. uncertain
Jain → deploy → agency
Three of the NDRF teams were sent from neighbouring Tamil Nadu, the ANI news agency reported. asserted
agency → send → Nadu
In Nellore district, Collector Himanshu Shukla urged fishermen not to go to sea and ordered officials in coastal areas to remain at their posts. asserted
Shukla → urge → posts
Schools have been closed in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Odisha with rain expected to continue over parts of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha and Chhattisgarh until Wednesday even as the storm weakens, according to ETV Bharat. uncertain
storm → close → Bharat
Murasu is expected to be less intense than Cyclone Arnab, which struck the same coastline on Wednesday, killing six people and destroying dozens of homes and crops. asserted
which → expect → homes
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