Severe cyclonic storm Murasu made landfall on India's east coast in Andhra Pradesh early Tuesday, according to the India Meteorological Department, bringing heavy rain, high winds and reports of downed trees and power lines days after Cyclone Arnab struck the same region^1,6.

Al Jazeera, citing the IMD, said the storm came ashore near Ongole in Prakasam district about 1 a.m. Tuesday (19:30 GMT Monday)¹. Times of India placed the crossing between Nellore and Narsapur, close to Ongole, between 3:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m., with sustained winds of 100-110 kph gusting to 120 kph⁶. The Hindu also described landfall near Ongole with gale-force winds up to 100 kph³.

Prakhar Jain, managing director of the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority, told Reuters, as reported by Al Jazeera, that no deaths or injuries had been reported so far and that some trees and electricity poles had been uprooted¹. The Press Trust of India, also cited by Al Jazeera, reported extensive damage in Prakasam and Bapatla districts, including felled trees, damaged power poles, wrecked fishing boats and flooded areas¹.

Authorities began evacuations Monday and planned to move about 30,000 people in Andhra Pradesh, Jain said¹. DW said schools were closed in at least eight Andhra Pradesh districts². Times of India said Kothapatnam in Prakasam recorded 16.4 cm of rain from 8:30 a.m. Monday to 5 a.m. Tuesday, with other coastal stations above 7 cm, and warned of a 1.0-1.5 meter storm surge over low-lying areas of south coastal Andhra Pradesh⁶.

South Coast Railway's Vijayawada Division temporarily suspended train movements on the Vijayawada-Ongole-Gudur section and cancelled multiple passenger and express services on Tuesday, The Hindu reported³. In Tamil Nadu, Hindustan Times said 11 Chennai flights were cancelled, schools and colleges in Chennai and Tiruvallur were closed Monday, and the IMD forecast heavy rain over the Nilgiris in the next 24 hours⁵.

The IMD said Murasu was expected to move northwestward, weaken to a cyclonic storm with winds of 80-90 kph by Tuesday afternoon, and further weaken to a deep depression by midnight, Hindustan Times and Times of India reported^5,6. Indian Home Minister Amit Shah said on X that he had spoken with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and that national and state disaster teams were on the ground, Al Jazeera reported¹. Casualties, if any emerge after surveys, and the full extent of crop and infrastructure losses remained unconfirmed in the reports reviewed^1,6.