Cyclone Murasu batters A.P.; two dead, 52,459 hectares of crops damaged

Cyclone brings heavy rain to Prakasam and Palnadu districts; wind speed during landfall was 110-120 kmph, says IMD; 12,230 people are in rehabilitation centres in Guntur, Bapatla, and Palnadu districts; preliminary reports estimate losses of ₹344 crore