World · South & Central Asia · 3 hrs ago
Cyclone Murasu disrupts Deepavali celebrations and damages crops
Cyclone Murasu brought heavy rain and power cuts to SPSR Nellore, Prakasam and Markapuram districts during Deepavali on November 8.
The weather kept many people indoors and made it difficult to buy crackers and earthen lamps or celebrate with fireworks.
Flooded roads and outages made daily needs harder in Prakasam, where some older residents could not get out for medicines and power failures also left homes without light.
Electricity lines, poles and other equipment were damaged, and rural power had not been restored by Monday evening despite repair work.
Wind and rain flattened chilli and paddy crops in villages in Prakasam, making farmers among the worst affected.
The account gives no later update on power restoration or crop damage.
Cyclone Murasu disrupted Deepavali celebrations across SPSR Nellore, Prakasam and Markapuram districts on November 8, 2026.
Heavy rain and power cuts kept many people indoors and made it difficult for others to buy festival goods.
In Prakasam district, flooded roads hindered travel and power outages affected basic needs.
Strong winds and rain flattened chilli and paddy crops in two villages.
- Who
- Residents, farmers and retail vendors in SPSR Nellore, Prakasam and Markapuram districts.
- What
- Cyclone Murasu disrupted Deepavali celebrations, caused power cuts and damaged crops.
- When
- Deepavali was on November 8, 2026; power supply in rural areas remained unrestored by the evening of November 9.
- Where
- SPSR Nellore, Prakasam and Markapuram districts in Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- Heavy rain and strong winds from Cyclone Murasu caused flooding, power infrastructure damage and crop losses.
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Heavy rain and power cuts disrupted Deepavali celebrations across the three districts.
Power supply had still not been restored in rural areas of Prakasam district.
- Affected districts
- SPSR Nellore, Prakasam and Markapuram
- Crop damage
- Chilli and paddy crops flattened
- Purumetla
- Mundlamuru mandal, Prakasam district
- Chinna Kothapalli
- Addanki mandal, Prakasam district
- Road conditions
- Inundated roads in Prakasam district hindered travel
What people are saying
The rains have disrupted our plans of fireworks this year. Neither we could buy crackers, nor play with whatever we had kept aside last year.
I was unable to use either electric vehicle or even a mobile phone.