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 Nivar: trains and flights canceled, arterial roads closed in Chennai
According to the bulletin released by the IMD at 4.30pm on Wednesday, Cyclone Nivar has moved at a speed of 16 kilometers per hour for the last six hours. As Chennai continues to witness heavy rains accompanied by strong winds, the Chennai traffic police have decided to close all major …
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 »Tamil Nadu and Puducherry prepare as Cyclone Nivar approaches
As Cyclone Nivar is expected to make landfall on the eastern coast of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, heavy rains hit various parts of the state, including Chennai, on Tuesday. As a precautionary measure, the state government declared a holiday on Wednesday. The cyclone is expected to make landfall between Mamallapuram …
Read More »Cyclone Nivar: fishermen from Karaikal, who entered the sea in 30 boats, have not returned yet | Puducherry News
PUDUCHERRY: Dozens of fishermen from Karaikal, who ventured out to sea to fish five days ago, could not be traced and the Puducherry government has alerted the Indian coastguard to track and rescue them. Finance Minister MOHF Shahjahan told reporters in the presence of Development Commissioner A Anbarasu on Tuesday …
Read More »Explained: How Tamil Nadu Prepares for Another Cyclone
Written by Anjali Marar | Pune | Updated: November 23, 2020 9:45:06 pm The projected track of the system likely to intensify in a severe cyclonic storm. (Source: IMD) In a week, the second cyclone is taking shape in the northern Indian Ocean region. The Bay of Bengal will see …
Read More »Tamil Nadu braces for cyclone, heavy rain alert issued
Written by Anjali Marar | Pune | Updated: November 23, 2020 4:32:38 pm It will be the second cyclone to form in the Bay of Bengal in 2020 after Super Cyclone Amphan crossed the West Bengal coast in May. (Express file photo: Srinivas K) Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka are …
Read More »The first cyclonic storm of the season to cross the coast of Tamil Nadu on November 25
The first cyclonic storm this season to hit the Indian coast will cross the shores of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). It is likely to bring extremely heavy rains to Tamil Nadu, Rayalseema and adjacent areas. The depression over the southwest …
Read More »Chennai will see rain as Cyclone Nivar heads to the coast of Tamil Nadu, high alert in Nagapattinam, Karaikal
Chennai is expected to experience heavy to very heavy rains as Cyclone Nivar is expected to make landfall between Mamallapuram and Karaikal on Wednesday noon or late afternoon. Precipitation of 6 to 10 cm is expected, said a report in the times of india. As the weather system is too …
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