Cyclone Michaung, which lay centred over the west coast of the Bay of Bengal, off south Andhra Pradesh and adjoining north Tamil Nadu coasts, on Monday, is likely to cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Machilipatnam on Tuesday morning in the form of a severe cyclonic
The deep depression over the South Bay of Bengal which has intensified into a cyclonic storm 'Michaung', is likely to intensify further and make landfall between Nellore and Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh by tomorrow morning, according to the Indian Meteorological Department.
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.
The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has cancelled as many as 60 trains in its jurisdiction ahead of the landfall of Cyclone Michaung on Monday. ECoR has opened a Crisis Management Cell to monitor Cyclone Michaung.
As cyclone 'Michaung' is expected to make landfall tonight in Southern Andhra Pradesh and the North coast of Tamil Nadu several parts of Chennai continue to receive heavy rainfall with very strong wind. Heavy rainfall in Chennai has caused massive waterlogging in parts of the city.
Cyclone Michaung, brewing over the Bay of Bengal, is expected to make landfall between Nellore and Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh with winds that could pack speeds of upto 100 kmph on Tuesday forenoon.
As the coasts of northern Tamil Nadu and southern Andhra Pradesh are bracing up to face Cyclone Michaung, which is expected to make landfall on the evening of December 4, Avadi Disaster Management Rescue squad personnel are geared up with all precautionary measures in Tiruvallur.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy and took stock of the preparations ahead of cyclone 'Michaung' which is set to make landfall in the Indian east coast state.
Cyclone Michaung, brewing over the Bay of Bengal, is expected to skip the city and make landfall between Nellore and Machilipatnam with winds that could pack speeds of upto 100 kmph on Tuesday morning.
After the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasted cyclone 'Michaung' to cross South Andhra Pradesh and adjoining North Tamil Nadu coast between Chennai and Machilipatnam on December 4 evening, MeT department Chennai said that Tiruvallur is expected to get very heavy rainfall when th
The cyclonic storm "Midhili" is currently located over the Northeast Bay of Bengal close to the Bangladesh coast and is likely to move north-northeastward and cross the Bangladesh coast near Khepupara with wind speeds of 60-70 kilometres per hour (kmph) gusting to 80 kmph during the evening
Meanwhile, the Severe Cyclonic Storm 'TEJ' over coastal Yemen weakened into cyclonic storm at 1130 IST on October 24, the MeT Department stated on Tuesday that it will move further west-northwestwards and weaken into a depression during next six hours.