Hyderabad News Digest
Cyclone Murasu made landfall on India's eastern coast, and Telangana districts were placed under weather alerts. Red alerts were lifted for two Telangana districts, while Suryapet, Khammam and Bhadradri remained under alert, and a yellow alert covers three districts on November 4.
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