Cyclone Nivar, heading towards the coast of Tamil Nadu, will make landfall after 2 am Thursday, the director general of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) SN Pradhan said on Wednesday. He also said that more than a lakh people have been evacuated in Tamil Nadu. “Cyclone Nivar may make …
Read More »Heavy rains hit Chennai ahead of Cyclone Nivar
Tamil Nadu’s Chennai received very heavy rains on Wednesday morning, even as powerful Cyclone Nivar moved towards the southeast coast, prompting authorities to declare a holiday, ban public gatherings, close shops and mobilize thousands of rescue personnel. . The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that Cyclone Nivar will cross …
Read More »Heavy rains hit Chennai as Tamil Nadu braces for cyclone Nivar tomorrow
A day before Cyclone Nivar is expected to make landfall on the east coast of Tamil Nadu, heavy rains hit various parts of the state, including Chennai, accompanied by strong winds and high tides on Tuesday, even as the state government announced a public holiday on Wednesday. . The cyclone …
Read More »Cyclone Nivar to make landfall Wednesday night, Tamil Nadu braces for storm
The deep depression over the southwestern Bay of Bengal has turned into a cyclonic storm, Nivar, and loomed 450 kilometers southeast of Chennai, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken with Prime Minister Puducherry and Tamil Nadu Prime Minister Edapaddi K Palaniswami and …
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