Flights cancelled in India's Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh in the wake of Cyclone Murasu

NEW DELHI (Xinhua): More than 20 flights were cancelled in the southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh on Monday in the wake of severe cyclonic storm Murasu, officials said.

Amid heavy downpour, at least 11 flights were cancelled at Chennai airport in Tamil Nadu, while 10 flights were cancelled at Vijayawada International Airport in Andhra Pradesh.

Reports said the flight cancellations have affected passengers travelling to and from Chennai and Vijayawada. Passengers have been advised to check their flight status with the airline before proceeding to the airports.

According to officials, the deep depression over the Bay of Bengal has intensified into severe cyclonic storm Murasu.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Cyclonic Storm Murasu, over the west-central and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal, moved west-northwestwards and was centred about 120 km east-southeast of Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, and 160 km northeast of Chennai.

The IMD said Murasu was very likely to move northwestwards and cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narsapur around midnight, with wind speeds of 100 to 110 kmph and gusts of up to 120 kmph. It was expected to make landfall in the early hours of Tuesday.

Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the southeast and southwest Bay of Bengal until Wednesday.

Thousands of people have been evacuated along the eastern coast.

Prakhar Jain, a senior official of Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority, told local media that around 2,000 people have been evacuated and the process is underway.

In view of the forecast of heavy rain, the administrations of Tamil Nadu's Chennai and Tiruvallur have declared a holiday for all schools and colleges on Monday. The IMD has issued an orange alert for six districts and a yellow alert for five districts in Telangana, warning of adverse weather conditions.

Authorities in Odisha have expedited the evacuation of people from vulnerable areas on Monday in the wake of Murasu.

The new cyclone comes days after Andhra Pradesh and Odisha were battered by cyclone Arnab.

In Odisha, the death toll from cyclone Arnab rose to six on Sunday, while 10 people remained missing. -- Xinhua

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暴雨导致泰米尔纳德邦金奈机场至少 11 个航班取消，安得拉邦维杰亚瓦达国际机场 10 个航班取消。

报道称，航班取消影响了往返钦奈和维杰亚瓦达的旅客。航空公司建议旅客在前往机场前先查询航班状态。

据官方消息，孟加拉湾上空的深低压已加强为强气旋风暴“穆拉苏”。

据印度气象局 (IMD) 称，气旋风暴穆拉苏位于孟加拉湾中西部及其邻近的西南部，向西北偏西方向移动，中心位于安得拉邦内洛尔东南偏东约 120 公里处，金奈东北约 160 公里处。

印度气象局表示，穆拉苏飓风极有可能向西北方向移动，并于午夜前后在内洛尔和纳尔萨普尔之间的安得拉邦南部沿海地区登陆，风速为每小时100至110公里，阵风可达每小时120公里。预计将于周二凌晨登陆。

渔民们被告知，在周三之前不要冒险进入孟加拉湾东南部和西南部海域。

东部沿海地区已有数千人被疏散。

安得拉邦灾害管理部门高级官员普拉卡尔·贾因告诉当地媒体，约有 2000 人已被疏散，疏散工作正在进行中。

鉴于预计将有强降雨，泰米尔纳德邦金奈和蒂鲁瓦卢尔两地政府宣布周一所有中小学和大学停课。印度气象局已对特伦甘纳邦的六个地区发布橙色预警，对五个地区发布黄色预警，警告当地将出现恶劣天气。

周一，在飓风穆拉苏来袭后，奥里萨邦当局加快了从易受灾地区疏散民众的步伐。

新的气旋来袭前几天，安得拉邦和奥里萨邦刚刚遭受了气旋阿尔纳布的袭击。

周日，奥里萨邦受“阿尔纳布”气旋影响的死亡人数上升至6人，另有10人失踪。——新华社

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