Cyclone Murasu hit coastal Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, November 3, causing heavy rain and damage to trees and crops. While many houses collapsed in Ongole, officials said no power disruptions occurred. Prakhar Jain, SDMA Managing Director, urged people to remain highly alert as the storm moved across the state today.
The severe cyclonic storm Murasu has left a trail of destruction in coastal Andhra Pradesh, uprooting thousands of trees, damaging hundreds of electric poles, wrecking fishing boats, with people recounting their ordeal as the cyclone crossed the coast early on Tuesday (November 3, 2026).
Districts including Bapatla and Prakasam witnessed heavy rainfall and gusty winds, causing extensive damage to standing crops and many places came under sheets of water.
During a teleconference, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu also enquired about the condition of electricity poles and substations. Energy department officials informed him that no electricity poles had fallen and there were no disruptions to power supply anywhere.
As per updates received at 5.30 a.m., the landfall process is expected to be completed in another two hours. The cyclone has been moving at a speed of 9 kmph over the past six hours. Several districts are forecast to receive heavy rainfall today, including West Godavari, Eluru, Krishna, NTR, Guntur, Bapatla, Palnadu, Markapuram, Prakasam and Nellore districts. Prakhar Jain, SDMA Managing Director and RTGS CEO, urged people to remain highly alert.
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Several thatched houses collapsed and residents were stranded at Samatha Nagar in Ongole, Prakasam district, following heavy rains and strong winds triggered by Cyclone Murasu. The district administration has initiated rescue operations to evacuate those stranded. The statue of Andhra Kesari Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu in the Prakasam district Collectorate premises in Ongole collapsed early Tuesday after a large tree fell on it due to heavy rain and strong winds.