Cyclonic Storm Murasu is gathering strength over the Bay of Bengal after forming on Sunday. The India Meteorological Department said the storm will intensify further before it makes landfall on the Andhra Pradesh coast on November 3. Many coastal areas are preparing as the system moves toward the eastern region.

Days after Cyclone Arnab battered parts of the eastern coast, another storm is gathering strength over the Bay of Bengal. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has confirmed that a deep depression intensified into Cyclonic Storm Murasu on Sunday. The storm is expected to strengthen further into a severe cyclonic storm before crossing the Andhra Pradesh coast on the morning of November 3.