The state is experiencing heavy rain and flooding just a week after recovering from Cyclone Nivar. The deep depression formed in the Gulf of Mannar due to Cyclone Burevi has brought heavy rains to most of Tamil Nadu, leading to flooding across the state. Heavy rains that began Thursday have …
Read More »Cyclone Burevi: Flooding of lower suburban areas in Chennai
More rains are expected in the state through Saturday. Many low-lying and suburban areas of Chennai were flooded in the wake of Cyclone Burevi, just a week after recovering from the impact of Cyclone Nivar. Parts of Velachery, KK Nagar, Shollinganur, Pallikaranai, Nandanam, Ayanavaram, Perambur, Puliyanthope and Chitlapakkam are experiencing …
Read More »Cyclone Burevi weakens to deep depression, but heavy rains are forecast
IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rains in isolated locations most likely over northern Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal for the next 24 hours. As Cyclone Burevi approaches the southern coast of Tamil Nadu, it has progressively weakened, currently a deep depression. According to the latest update from the …
Read More »Cyclone Burevi will hit TN on December 4, IMD issued a red alert in Kerala
Sea conditions are very harsh to high in the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and along and off the east coast of Sri Lanka. The same will continue until the night of December 2 and will gradually improve thereafter, the IMD statement said. Heavy to very heavy rains are …
Read More »Cyclone Nivar intensifies into a severe cyclonic storm, likely to make landfall after midnight
Cyclone Nivar is likely to intensify and become an extremely severe cyclonic storm over the next 12 hours. Cyclone Nivar has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and focused 320 kilometers off the coast of Puducherry and 380 kilometers off the coast of Chennai in the Bay of Bengal as …
Read More »Chennai, Puducherry is likely to receive heavy rain
Six teams from the National Disaster Rescue Force have been dispatched to Cuddalore and Chidambaram districts in Tamil Nadu. The Met forecasts a wind speed of 50 to 60 kilometers per hour. Six NDRF teams have been dispatched to Cuddalore and Chidambaram districts.(Photo courtesy: NDRF) People in low-lying areas have …
Read More »Cyclone Nivar will bring heavy rains in parts of Tamil Nadu from November 25
This would escalate into a cyclonic storm over the next 48 hours and is likely to cross between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram around noon on November 25. A low-pressure belt that is forming over the Bay of Bengal is expected to turn into a cyclonic storm over the next few days, …
Read More »Heavy rains on Friday night cause flooding in many parts and disrupt traffic
Heavy rains on Friday night exposed once again how the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is ill prepared to face the monsoon. With the constant delay in cleaning usurpations of stormwater drains in the city, led to the overflow of water from storm water drainage on the Hosakerehalli roads in …
Read More »IMD issues orange alert in Telangana for Monday and Tuesday
The Indian Meteorological Department has warned of heavy or very heavy rains in the state. Even as Hyderabad recovers from last week’s heavy rains, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for October 19-20 in the state. The warning issued for Monday and Tuesday reads: “Heavy or …
Read More »Railway services affected due to continued heavy rains in various parts of Mumbai
Heavy rains in Mumbai: Heavy rains are likely to continue for the next 24 hours. New Delhi: Heavy rains that hit Mumbai overnight caused flooding in many parts of the city, disrupting road and rail traffic. Rains across the city increased Tuesday night. There were intense spells in Mumbai for …
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