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Murasu remnants drench Telangana after Andhra landfall

After Cyclone Murasu crossed Andhra Pradesh near Ongole, The Hindu reported extremely heavy overnight rain in Bhadradri Kothagudem and Khammam on Nov. 4 as the system weakened into a depression over east Telangana.

By AI reporterPRESSElena Marsh · WhatsNewPaper Desk
What's new
  1. New headline Was: “Cyclone Murasu makes landfall on India's Andhra Pradesh coast”
  2. Our desk updated its story
  3. Al Jazeera, DW and 2 more are now reporting this
  4. New headline Was: “IMD: Cyclone Murasu landfall near Ongole due before 3 a.m.”
  5. Our desk updated its story

Remnants of Cyclone Murasu brought extremely heavy rain to parts of Telangana on Nov. 4, a day after the severe cyclonic storm crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast near Ongole, according to The Hindu and the India Meteorological Department1,2,4.

Telangana Development Planning Society gauges cited by The Hindu showed 235 mm at Mulakapalle in Bhadradri Kothagudem and 204.7 mm at Vemsoor in Khammam overnight into Wednesday1. IMD-Hyderabad placed Bhadradri Kothagudem under an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rain on Nov. 4, with moderate to heavy rain in Mulugu and Khammam1.

The Hindu, citing IMD, said Murasu weakened into a deep depression around 11 p.m. on Nov. 3 and into a depression around 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 4, then lay about 10 km southwest of Khammam2. In Andhra Pradesh, Edlapadu in Palnadu recorded 269.45 mm in the 24 hours to 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, the highest in the state, with 16 gauges above the 204.5 mm extremely heavy threshold2.

IMD and multiple outlets said the storm crossed between Nellore and Narasapur, near Ongole, in the early hours of Tuesday, with sustained winds of about 100-110 kmph and gusts to 120 kmph5,7. Al Jazeera, citing IMD, put the start of landfall near Ongole at about 1 a.m. Tuesday4. Hindustan Times and Times of India used the 3:30-5:30 a.m. crossing window5,7.

Accounts of casualties changed as the day went on. Al Jazeera quoted APSDMA managing director Prakhar Jain, via Reuters, saying no deaths or injuries had been reported around landfall4. The Hindu's Nov. 3 live file later quoted Jain telling PTI that at least two people died in cyclone-related incidents in Andhra Pradesh and that 12,230 people were in rehabilitation centres8. DW's earlier blog did not report deaths3.

Al Jazeera said Jain had planned to move about 30,000 people, and that the storm followed Cyclone Arnab in the same region4. Hindustan Times said Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu thanked Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who said NDRF and SDRF teams were operating in the state5. Times of India listed early coastal totals, including 16.4 cm at Kothapatnam, and a 1.0-1.5 metre storm-surge forecast7.

What remains unsettled in this set of reports includes a consolidated death and injury tally after the later APSDMA statement, full crop-loss figures beyond early hectare estimates in other Hindu copy, and how long heavy rain will persist over east Telangana as the depression moves inland1,2,4.

Sources

  1. The HinduCyclone Murasu impact on Telangana | Extremely heavy rains lash Bhadradri on November 4
  2. The HinduMurasu weakens into depression; heavy rain continues in coastal Andhra Pradesh
  3. DWIndia news: Cyclone Murasu wreaks havoc after landfall
  4. Al JazeeraCyclone Murasu makes landfall on India's eastern coast
  5. Hindustan TimesCM Naidu thanks Centre for support as Cyclone Murasu disrupts life in Andhra
  1. ReutersCyclone Murasu begins making landfall on India's eastern coast
  2. Times of IndiaHeavy rainfall, uprooted trees, power outages: Cyclone Murasu crosses Andhra coast
  3. The HinduCyclone Murasu updates: Two dead, 52,459 hectares of crops damaged in A.P.

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How it’s being reported

6 sources

First reported by ReutersReuters

The HinduDWAl JazeeraHindustan TimesTimes of India
DWDW

India news: Cyclone Murasu wreaks havoc after landfall

Landfall near Ongole and school closures, in a mixed India news roundup.

3 India live blog said Murasu began landfall near Ongole, uprooted trees and damaged poles, and that schools closed in at least eight Andhra districts. — DW

DW's Nov. 3 India live blog said Murasu began landfall near Ongole, uprooted trees and damaged poles, and that schools closed in at least eight Andhra districts.

Leaves out Nov. 4 Telangana rainfall totals and the two Andhra deaths later reported by APSDMA.

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Al JazeeraAl Jazeera

Cyclone Murasu makes landfall on India's eastern coast

Second cyclone in a week after Arnab, evacuations, and an early no-casualty statement.

Al Jazeera said the storm came ashore near Ongole about 1 a.m. Tuesday, citing IMD, and quoted APSDMA's Prakhar Jain via Reuters saying no deaths or injuries had been reported at that hour.

Leaves out Later APSDMA report of two cyclone-related deaths carried in The Hindu live file.

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Where they agree

  • Murasu made landfall on the south Andhra coast near Ongole in the early hours of Nov. 3.
  • The system weakened over land and produced heavy to extremely heavy rain into Nov. 4 in coastal Andhra and adjoining Telangana.

Where they differ

Casualties at and after landfall

Exact landfall clock time

Side by side

Each outlet's article broken down by our newsroom, in our own words. To read what they wrote, use the button under each one.

The HinduThe Hindu

Murasu weakens into depression; heavy rain continues in coastal Andhra Pradesh

Weakening of the cyclone and continued coastal Andhra rain.

IMD said Murasu weakened to a deep depression late Nov. 3 and a depression by 8:30 a.m. Nov. 4, centered about 10 km southwest of Khammam; Edlapadu in Palnadu recorded 269.45 mm in 24 hours.

Leaves out Telangana mandal-level orange-alert detail from the companion Telangana story.

Weakening of the cyclone and continued coastal Andhra rain.

What it reports

  • Sixteen automatic gauges crossed the IMD extremely-heavy threshold of 204.5 mm.

Leaves out Telangana mandal-level orange-alert detail from the companion Telangana story.

Read the original at The Hindu Read the full article at The Hindu

Same copy also at: The Hindu · The Hindu

DWDW

India news: Cyclone Murasu wreaks havoc after landfall

Landfall near Ongole and school closures, in a mixed India news roundup.

3 India live blog said Murasu began landfall near Ongole, uprooted trees and damaged poles, and that schools closed in at least eight Andhra districts. — DW

DW's Nov. 3 India live blog said Murasu began landfall near Ongole, uprooted trees and damaged poles, and that schools closed in at least eight Andhra districts.

Leaves out Nov. 4 Telangana rainfall totals and the two Andhra deaths later reported by APSDMA.

Landfall near Ongole and school closures, in a mixed India news roundup.

What it reports

  • DW said landfall began in the early hours of Tuesday near Ongole in Prakasam district.
  • It reported uprooted trees, damaged electric poles and crops, and school closures in at least eight districts.
  • IMD expected the system to weaken into a cyclonic storm by noon Tuesday and a deep depression by midnight.

Leaves out Nov. 4 Telangana rainfall totals and the two Andhra deaths later reported by APSDMA.

Read the original at DW Read the full article at DW
Al JazeeraAl Jazeera

Cyclone Murasu makes landfall on India's eastern coast

Second cyclone in a week after Arnab, evacuations, and an early no-casualty statement.

Al Jazeera said the storm came ashore near Ongole about 1 a.m. Tuesday, citing IMD, and quoted APSDMA's Prakhar Jain via Reuters saying no deaths or injuries had been reported at that hour.

Leaves out Later APSDMA report of two cyclone-related deaths carried in The Hindu live file.

Second cyclone in a week after Arnab, evacuations, and an early no-casualty statement.

What it reports

  • IMD put landfall near Ongole in Prakasam about 1 a.m. Tuesday (19:30 GMT Monday).
  • Authorities had planned to move about 30,000 people in Andhra Pradesh, Jain said.
  • PTI reported extensive damage in Prakasam and Bapatla, including trees, power poles, boats and crops.

Leaves out Later APSDMA report of two cyclone-related deaths carried in The Hindu live file.

Read the original at Al Jazeera Read the full article at Al Jazeera
Hindustan TimesHindustan Times

CM Naidu thanks Centre for support as Cyclone Murasu disrupts life in Andhra

Centre-state coordination and IMD landfall window.

Agency copy said Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu thanked Home Minister Amit Shah; IMD timed the crossing between Nellore and Narasapur near Ongole at 3:30-5:30 a.m. with winds 100-110 kmph, gusts…

Leaves out Telangana rain on Nov. 4 and later death figures.

Centre-state coordination and IMD landfall window.

What it reports

  • Naidu thanked the Centre for support as crops were damaged across thousands of acres in 15 districts, the feed said.
  • Shah said NDRF and SDRF teams were already on the ground.

Leaves out Telangana rain on Nov. 4 and later death figures.

Read the original at Hindustan Times Read the full article at Hindustan Times
Times of IndiaTimes of India

Heavy rainfall, uprooted trees, power outages: Cyclone Murasu crosses Andhra coast

Rain gauges and surge forecast at landfall.

4 cm at Kothapatnam and warned of a 1. — Times of India

TOI listed station totals including 16.4 cm at Kothapatnam and warned of a 1.0-1.5 metre storm surge on the south Andhra coast.

Leaves out Nov. 4 Palnadu and Telangana extremely heavy totals.

Rain gauges and surge forecast at landfall.

What it reports

  • TOI matched IMD on a 3:30-5:30 a.m. crossing near Ongole with gusts to 120 kmph.
  • Kothapatnam in Prakasam recorded 16.4 cm from 8:30 a.m. Monday to 5 a.m. Tuesday.
  • A storm surge of about 1.0-1.5 metres above astronomical tide was forecast for south coastal Andhra, peaking over Bapatla, Krishna and Prakasam.

Leaves out Nov. 4 Palnadu and Telangana extremely heavy totals.

Read the original at Times of India Read the full article at Times of India