Chennai: Cyclone

2022 - 12 - 9

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Cyclone Mandous crosses Tamil Nadu coast: Top developments (The Indian Express)

Cyclonic storm Mandous made landfall near Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram) between 10.30 pm and 11.15 pm on Friday, with a wind speed of 75 kmph gusting to 85 ...

🔴 Power supply was suspended in parts of Chennai and neighbouring areas in view of the strong winds. [16,000 police personnel and 1,500 Home guards have been deployed in the state for securit](https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/chennai-cyclone-mandous-tamil-nadu-rains-flights-cancelled-8315806/)y, relief, and rescue tasks, and a 40-member team of the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Response Force, in addition to 12 District Disaster Response Force teams, are on standby, the police said. The Chennai Corporation said that as manu as 72 trees fell on roads in the South and East Zone. 🔴 In the past 121 years (1891-2021), 12 cyclones have crossed the coast between Chennai and Puducherry. The 263-metre-long, 3-metre-wide ramp was constructed with a mix of several categories of wood, including Brazilian wood, at a cost of Rs 1.14 crore, according to officials. 🔴 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said all the precautionary measures have been taken in view of Cyclone Mandous. Several trees were uprooted across [#Chennai]as heavy rains and strong winds gush the city due to [#CycloneMandous]. Nearly 400 personnel of the NDRF and State Disaster Response Force teams have been stationed in coastal regions, including near the Cauvery delta area. Under the influence of the cyclonic storm’s passage into land, moderate to heavy rainfall, accompanied by gale wind was witnessed in several coastal regions. The city received 115.1 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending 5.30 am, the IMD said. ](https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/chennai-weather-live-updates-rain-tamil-nadu-puducherry-stalin-ndrf-8310201/)The cyclone crossed the coast between Puducherry and Sriharikota at around 1.30 am, before weakening into a deep depression. [resulting in heavy rainfall and squally winds in parts of coastal Tamil Nadu.

Cyclone Mandous Uproots Trees, Leaves Chennai Roads ... (NDTV)

Cyclone Mandous, a severe cyclonic storm, made landfall late Friday night, crossing the coast in Tamil Nadu with a wind speed of 75 km an hour.

The cyclone was named by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a member of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). There are six regional centres, including the IMD; and five tropical warning centres. Heavy rain was reported in several parts of south coastal and Rayalaseema districts of Andhra Pradesh early on Saturday.

Cyclone Mandous LIVE Updates: Delay in 27 Chennai departures ... (Hindustan Times)

Heavy rains lashed several parts of south coastal and Rayalaseema districts of Andhra Pradesh early on Saturday after cyclonic storm Mandous made landfall off ...

It is moving towards Northwest direction so areas in northwest dists will witness strong winds of 55-65 kmph which will further decrease by evening to 30-40 kmph.” District wise the monitoring of the cyclone has also been deployed," he added. The India Meteorological Department said that the landfall process of Cyclone Mandous had been completed. The IMD said that the landfall has been complete and the cyclone is set to weaken into a depression. Mild or medium rainfall is expected to hit Konkan, Marathwada and most districts of central Maharashtra after 48 hours. It is moving towards the 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," S Balachandran, DDGM, RMC Chennai said. It is moving towards the 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. A wall collapsed in T Nagar area of Chennai and caused serious damage to three cars that were parked near it. According to Chennai police, nearly 100 trees fell in different parts of the metro and 52 have been removed in coordination with its personnel. Amidst complaints of overnight power cuts in many parts of the city as Mandous cyclone made the landfall, electricity minister V Senthilbalaji said that the power supply will be restored before noon. The Greater Chennai Traffic Police Saturday in a tweet announced that vehicular movement along the East Coast Road (ECR) resumed at 6am. “All tropical cyclones are alike in that they draw heat from warm water at the ocean's surface to power horizontal, rotating wind,” it says.

Cyclone Mandous: Suburban trains in Chennai may be cancelled ... (Livemint)

In the wake of high risk of damage due to cyclone Mandous, Indian Railways has cancelled or rescheduled suburban trains.

Cyclone Mandous update: Landfall process starts, heavy rainfall in ... (Business Today)

Cyclone Mandous: IMD predicted that the maximum wind speed to cross up to 85 kmph in view of the cyclone and has issued a red alert.

The IMD predicted that the cyclonic storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 65-75 kmph gusting to 85 kmph during midnight today and early hours of tomorrow. Doppler Weather Radar Karaikal and Chennai are monitoring the cyclone," read an official statement from the Indian Meteorological Department. Doppler Weather Radar Karaikal and Chennai are monitoring the cyclone.

In Photos | Cyclone Mandous lashes Chennai, disrupts life (The Hindu)

More than 10000 persons were housed in 169 relief shelters in various parts of the city, following the Cyclone Mandou's landfall late on Friday night.

This image shows a collapsed signal post on the Basin bridge road in Chennai. More than 300 houses along the stretch from Marina beach to Besant Nagar have been damaged. Cyclone Mandous disrupted life in coastal areas leaving them severely waterlogged. Nagar in Chennai. This image shows the damage at Kannaiah Street, T. Subramanian and K.