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Economic Times | 10 Dec, 2022 | 07:16AM IST
Cyclone Mandous News Live Updates: Cyclone Mandous completes landfall in Tamil Nadu, likely to weaken into depression
Cyclonic Mandous made landfall off Mamallapuram on Friday evening influencing moderate to heavy rainfall in coastal Tamil Nadu.
Mandous is all set to weaken, following the landfall, to a deep depression and later a depression on Saturday.
After Cyclone Mandous made landfall off Mamallapuram, several parts of Chennai are facing heavy rainfall and strong winds.
The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) requested people to avoid going out until Cyclone Mandous weakens.
It said almost 65 trees fell in three hours and motor pumps are being used to remove water stagnation in low-lying areas.
Notably, National Disaster Response Force personnel are on standby.
Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday said that all the precautionary measures have been taken in view of Cyclone Mandous.
Mandous is all set to weaken, following the landfall, to a deep depression and later a depression on Saturday.
After Cyclone Mandous made landfall off Mamallapuram, several parts of Chennai are facing heavy rainfall and strong winds.
The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) requested people to avoid going out until Cyclone Mandous weakens.
It said almost 65 trees fell in three hours and motor pumps are being used to remove water stagnation in low-lying areas.
Notably, National Disaster Response Force personnel are on standby.
Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday said that all the precautionary measures have been taken in view of Cyclone Mandous.
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"Mandous crossed the coast and is in deep depression and it's strength is weakening. It is moving towards Northwest direction so areas in northwest districts will witness strong winds of 55-65 kmph which will further decrease by evening to 30-40 kmph," according to S Balachandran, DDGM, RMC Chennai.
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Mandous likely to weaken into depression
Mandous is all set to weaken, following the landfall, to a deep depression and later a depression on Saturday."Cyclone MANDOUS rear sector has moved into land and the landfall process has been completed. It is very likely to move nearly westnorthwestwards and gradually weaken into a deep depression during next 2 hours and into a depression by noon of 10th December," IMD said in a tweet at 4:48 am.
Cyclone Mandous completes landfall
Cyclonic Mandous made landfall off Mamallapuram on Friday evening influencing moderate to heavy rainfall in coastal Tamil Nadu. After Cyclone Mandous made landfall off Mamallapuram, several parts of Chennai are facing heavy rainfall and strong winds.
