India, Nov. 3 -- Thousands of people have been relocated to safer areas in Odisha and at least 19 domestic flights have been cancelled in Andhra Pradesh as the eastern states are bracing for a fresh severe cyclone "Murasu" within a week after a very severe cyclone, even as some parts received heavy rainfall on Monday.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Cyclone Murasu was centred over the west-central Bay of Bengal, about 120 km east-southeast of Nellore in Andhra Pradesh, and expects to make landfall between Nellore and Narsapur between late Monday and early Tuesday, with wind speed expected to cross 100 kilometre-per-hour. The wind speed will gradually reduce to 60-70 kmph six to seven hours after the landfall, the ...