NDRF 'No Loss Of Life Reported So Far In AP Due To Cyclone Murasu'

No casualties have been recorded in Andhra Pradesh till now due to Cyclone Murasu, the NDRF said on Tuesday.

The federal contingency force has deployed 14 teams in the coastal state that has been the "most affected" by the cyclone, Mohsen Shahedi, DIG, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), told reporters at a press briefing here. 

Cyclone Murasu, which has



battered several parts of Andhra Pradesh with torrential rains, crossed its coast at 5.30 am on Tuesday, according to the Met department. 

Shahedi said about 1.75 lakh people living in coastal Andhra Pradesh have been impacted by the cyclone and NDRF teams are present on the ground to assist them. About 10,000 people have been accommodated in 171 relief shelters, he said.