India, Nov. 2 -- Cyclone Murasu is forecast to make landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast on the night of November 2-3, with winds gusting to 120 km/h.

The storm threatens the state less than a week after Cyclone Arnab killed seven people and caused an estimated Rs 4,600 crore in damage.

Red alerts have been issued for extremely heavy rainfall in parts of Andhra Pradesh, with neighbouring states also facing heavy rain.

The state government has announced compensation for families of those killed and farmers whose crops were damaged by Arnab.

The new storm is expected to make landfall on the night of November 2-3, bringing winds of up to 120 kilometres per hour (km/h) and extremely heavy rainfall, as the state struggles to recover fro...