NEW DELHI, Nov 2 — A second cyclone in less than a week headed for India’s eastern coast today, with the storm expected to hit overnight, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Cyclone Murasu is expected to make landfall around midnight on Monday or in the early hours of Tuesday, bringing heavy rain to Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring Tamil Nadu.
The storm season has been intensified by the El Nino weather phenomenon, which has contributed to unprecedented warming, bringing worldwide changes in winds, pressure and rainfall patterns.
“It is very likely to… cross south Andhra Pradesh coast as a severe cyclonic storm with wind speeds of around 100 to 110 kilometres (60 to 70 miles) per hour, gusting 120 kmph,” IMD said.
