Cyclone Murasu: Telangana Alerts and School Holidays in South
Cyclone Murasu is intensifying over the Bay of Bengal, and Telangana now has orange alerts in six districts and yellow alerts in five. Holidays have been announced for schools and colleges in parts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, and forecasts say it will bring very heavy rain to north Tamil Nadu.
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Cyclones form over warm seas and often bring heavy rain and strong winds to coastal and nearby inland areas. Authorities use colour-coded alerts, where orange signals a higher level of concern than yellow, to decide when schools and offices close.
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