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What Happened When a Mighty Storm Hit Andhra? 🌪️

A powerful storm named Murasu blew across Andhra with winds over 100 kilometres per hour.

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Key Points

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Cyclone Murasu had wind speeds up to 110 km per hour.

Thousands of acres of crops were damaged.

National and State Disaster Response Forces carried out rescue and road‑clearing work.

The state government coordinated with the central government for relief.

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Heavy rain knocked down trees, broke electric poles and damaged many farms.

Roads became hard to use, and some vehicles got stuck because of the bad weather.

Rescue teams from the National Disaster Response Force and the State Disaster Response Force rushed to help people and clear the roads.

The Chief Minister thanked the central government for quick help and promised to keep everyone safe.

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kilometre

a distance about 0.6 miles

central government

the main government of the whole country

Chief Minister

the leader of a state government

rescue

helping people who are in danger

relief

help and supplies given after a disaster

coordination

working together

National Disaster Response Force

a special team that helps people during big emergencies across the country

State Disaster Response Force

a team that helps people during emergencies within a particular state

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