Ongole:New Delhi A second cyclone in less than a week is set to strike India's eastern coast, as Cyclone Murasu approaches. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has indicated that the cyclone is expected to make landfall overnight.
According to National news agency - Lebanon, Cyclone Murasu is anticipated to hit around midnight on Monday or in the early hours of Tuesday. The storm is predicted to bring heavy rainfall to the regions of Andhra Pradesh and neighboring Tamil Nadu.
The ongoing storm season has been exacerbated by the El Nino weather phenomenon, which has led to unprecedented warming and global changes in wind, pressure, and rainfall patterns. The IMD has forecasted that the cyclone will likely cross the southern Andhra Pradesh coast as a severe cyclonic storm, with wind speeds around 100 to 110 kilometers per hour, gusting up to 120 kmph.
The expected landfall is projected to occur between Nellore and Narsapur, near the city of Ongole, as per the IMD's latest reports.