Cyclone Michaung latest updates: Section 144 in Puducherry, heavy rain warning in TN; here’s what we know so far
Cyclone Michaung latest updates: 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 winds. Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescued around 15 people from Chennai’s Tambaram area as it witnessed severe waterlogging. People were rescued from Peerkankaranai and Perungalathur neighbourhoods in Tambaram due to waterlogging and power outages in the area.
As per S Balachandran, Director, the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Chennai, “The Michaung Cyclone now lies about 110 km east-northeast of Chennai. It is expected to cross between Nellore and Machilipatnam by tomorrow forenoon. Due to this cyclone, many places recorded heavy to very heavy rainfall. Heavy rainfall and strong winds are likely to continue in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu till tonight.”
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned several places in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry that heavy rain and thunderstorms would occur today i.e. on 4 December, as a result of Cyclone Michaung.
As per IMD, heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur in a few places with extremely heavy rain at one or two places over Chennai, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu and Tiruvallur districts of Tamil Nadu.
Moreover, the weather department has also predicted heavy to very heavy rain over the Ranipet, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, and Villupuram districts while heavy rains have been predicted at one or two places over Cuddalore, Kallakurichi and Tirupattur area.
