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- Cyclone Mandous LIVE updates: Intense spells of rain likely in Thiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram districts of Tamil Nadu in next 3 hours
Cyclone Mandous LIVE updates: Intense spells of rain likely in Thiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram districts of Tamil Nadu in next 3 hours
Mandous intensified into a severe cyclonic storm on Thursday evening but is likely to cross the coast at Mamallapuram as a cyclonic storm tonight, according to the India Meteorological Department. Wind speeds may hit 65kmph-75kmph, gusting to 85kmph, during landfall between Puducherry and Sriharikota. All coastal districts from Tiruvallur to Nagapattinam have been issued a red alert over wind speeds from December 9. The IMD said Mandous lay centered 440km southeast of Chennai and may weaken into a cyclonic storm by forenoon on December 9. “The cyclone interacts with the sea surface temperature, surrounding and upper atmosphere and the weather is meant to change continuously,” said S Balachandran, deputy director general, IMD, Chennai. IMD has issued a red alert for Kancheepuram, Chengalpet and Villupuram for December 9 as these districts are likely to receive extremely heavy rainfall (21cm or more) at one or two places. The agency issued an orange alert to eight districts onDecember 9 and 10. Chennai and Tiruvallur are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 cm to 20 cm) on December 10. The government, meanwhile, said it was prepared for emergency situations. Twelve state and national disaster response force units had reached the districts likely to be hit. Government buses will not be operated on Thursday and Friday at night. There is no official wordon train or flight cancellations, but city airport authorities said domestic flights might be disrupted from Friday afternoon. Southern Railway has set up a help desk at Chennai Central, Egmore and Tambaram stations to guide passengers in case trains are cancelled. The public has been advised not to visit beaches.Read Less
Tamil Nadu | Chennai receives continuous moderate rain as a result of Cyclone Mandous (ANI)
Northern coastal Tamil Nadu witnessed light to moderate rainfall and some places heavy showers as the cyclonic storm 'Mandous' continued to move further closer to the State's coastline, and it is set to cross coast near here starting midnight, the India Meteorological Department said on Friday. (PTI)
Sea erosion at Devaneri fishermen village of Mahabalipuram
Fishing Boats taken away from the waters and kept safe near a temple ahead of Cyclone Mandous at Kokilamedu village Mahabalipuram outskirts of Chennai.
Heavy rainfall in Chennai today & tomorrow as cyclone Mandous further expected to move North-West direction and expected to cross Puducherry & Sriharikota by tonight or early morning: S Balachandran, Deputy Director General of Meteorology, Regional Metrology Centre (ANI)
Light to Moderate rain is likely to occur at a few places over Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Thiruvarur, Thanjavur, Pudukkottai, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Thirunelveli, Kanyakumari Tiruppattar, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Thiruchirapalli, Karur, Erode, Salem, Namakkal, Dindigul, Madurai and Sivagangai districts of Tamilnadu and Karaikal during next three hours.
Moderate rain is likely to occur at few places over Villupuram, Cuddalore, Thiruvannamalai, Kallakkurichi, Ranippettai, Vellore, Thiruppur, Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Theni, Tenkasi and Virudhunagar districts of Tamilnadu, and Puducherry during next three hours.
Intense spells of rain with thunderstorm and lightning is likely to occur at a few places over Thiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram districts of Tamilnadu during next three hours.
The Tamil Nadu government has taken all precautionary measures to meet the challenges of North East Monsoon and the cyclonic storm 'Mandous', State Ministers Ma Subramanian and V Senthil Balaji said here on Friday. Speaking to reporters, Minister for Health Subramanian said as per the direction from Chief Minister M K Stalin, the health department has instructed the medical teams including doctors, nurses and staff in government hospitals and PHCs to be ready 24/7 and ensure that necessary medicines are available. (PTI)
Andhra Pradesh | Heavy rain in Tirumala, Tirupati under the influence of cyclone Mandous (ANI)
Tamil Nadu | Trees uprooted in various parts of Kodaikanal amid rains & gusty winds as Cyclone Mandous approaches the Tamil Nadu coast. (ANI)
Puducherry CM N Rangasamy inspects preparations as cyclone Mandous intensifies. Cyclone to cross the coast between Puducherry and Sriharikota around midnight of today to early hours of December 10. (ANI)
Tamil Nadu: NDRF on standby amid Mandous alerts in Chennai
In view of the cyclone Mandous maintaining its intensity of 'Severe Cyclonic Storm' till the early morning hours today, the National Disaster Response Force team were kept on standby in Chennai, informed officials on Friday. The officials added that the teams were ready with equipment so as to take note of any untoward incident. "NDRF is ready to face the Mandous Cyclone situation in Chennai. The NDRF team in Chennai Adayar Indra Nagar has been placed ready where they have packed rescue materials to move when a tough situation arises. Once the alert from state officials is communicated NDRF team will move immediately to the needed spot," said Sub-Inspector NDRF, Sandeep Kumar.
Tamil Nadu govt buses to stop running two hours before cyclone Mandous landfall
Government moffusil buses will continue to be operated in Chennai, Kancheepuram, Chengalpet, Tiruvallur, Villupuram and Cuddalore districts as per schedule, Tamil Nadu transport minister S S Sivashankar said. Read full story
Government Moffusil buses will continue to be operated in Chennai, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Thiruvallur, Villupuram and Cuddalore as per schedule. Buses will not be operated two hours before the cyclone makes the landfall and two hours post-landfall
Tamil Nadu Transport Department
Chengalpet collector R Rahul Nath inspecting the TNDRF rescue camp at Puncheri village in Mahabalipuram ahead of Mandous cyclone
Cyclone Mandous: Four flights from Chennai cancelled; some others suffer delays
Four flights scheduled to depart from Chennai on Friday afternoon were cancelled while many morning flights suffered delays as cyclone Mandous edged closer to land, bringing strong winds. Most of the cancelled flights were to be operated using smaller ATR aircraft. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the airlines have issued an advisory telling passengers to set out to the airport after checking flight schedules to confirm about delays or cancellations. Two flights to Madurai at 2.50pm and 4.30pm and one each to Kadapa and Mumbai were cancelled. Seven flights, including four international flights, departed after a delay of more than an hour. More than 20 flights including services to Patna, Madurai, Singapore, Varanasi were delayed by less than an hour.
