With the waves of Severe Cyclonic storm 'Michaung' sweeping across Tamil Nadu, killing 8 people, Congress supported its INDIA block partner Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party while the opposition target all guns blazing on the state government.
"Severe Cyclonic Storm Michaung will cross South Andhra Pradesh coast near Bapatla during next 4 hours at 0830 hrs on 5th December near South Andhra Pradesh coast, Latitude 15.2°N, Longitude 80.25°E, with a maximum speed of 90-100 kmph. Wind speed can reach 110 km per hour," IMD p
Amid destructions caused by Severe Cyclonic storm 'Michaung' in the state, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin on Tuesday said that the rains received during Cyclone period have exceeded what the state has received in 2015.
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.
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 continue to move north-northwestward, intensify further and reach the Westcentral bay of Bengal off south Andhra Pradesh and adjoining north Tamil Nadu coasts by today in t
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.
Cyclone Hamoon intensified into a ' very severe' cyclonic storm, and it moved east-northeastwards with a speed of 23 kmph during the past 6 hours over the Bay of Bengal, said India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The Director of Amaravati Meteorological Centre, Stella Samuel, in an official statement released on Tuesday, said that severe Cyclonic Storm 'Hamoon' over Northwest Bay of Bengal has now intensified into a 'very severe cyclonic storm'.
"Very Severe Cyclonic Storm "Tej" (pronounced as Tej) Crossed Yemen's coast and weakened into a severe cyclonic storm over coastal Yemen," IMD said in a post 'X'.
The Cyclonic Storm 'Hamoon' over Northwest and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal moved northeastwards with a speed of 18 km per hour during the past 6 hours.
"The Very Severe Cyclonic Storm 'Tej' over west central & adjoining southwest Arabian intensified into an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm," the IMD said on X (formerly Twitter).