Chennai Airport has resumed operations after being temporarily shut down due to heavy rains that caused flooding and waterlogging on the runways, said an airport official.
Around 8 people have lost their lives while multiple roads and subways are closed due to waterlogging in the wake of the Severe Cyclonic Storm 'Michaung', which is expected to make landfall on the southern coast of Andhra Pradesh between Nellore and Machilipatnam.
The deep depression over the South Bay of Bengal, which has intensified into cyclonic storm Michaung, is being monitored due to its destructive nature and potential impact.
Targeting Congress over its Assembly polls defeat in three states, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said that the grand old party lost due to its self-centred attitude of neglecting the alliance partners and that cost them.
Amid speculation that the Congress suffered in Rajasthan assembly polls due to infighting, Sachin Pilot said on Monday that he would continue to be a Congress soldier and work for the party's betterment.
As many as five people have been killed in separate incidents in Tamil Nadu's Chennai amid heavy rain due to cyclone Michaung, read an official statement by the Chennai police.
Khawaja stated that he "strongly disagreed" with Johnson's statement, saying that the opener and former skipper Steve Smith, who was also banned for a year, had paid the price for their blunders.
Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department (WRD) has increased the amount of surplus water discharged from Chembarambakkam Lake in Chennai from 3000 cusecs to 6000 cusecs due to bad weather conditions and heavy rainfall in the region, ahead of Cyclone Michaung hitting the state's coastline.
As Cyclone Michaung approaches towards the North Tamil Nadu coasts, several areas of Chennai were left inundated due to heavy rainfall and severe waterlogging.
According to a press release by the World Bank, with projections indicating at least 21 million additional deaths by 2050 due to climate-related health hazards, the program aims to fortify health systems, particularly in vulnerable regions of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.