The Indian Express
At least 10 coastal districts along Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha will be affected by cyclone “Michaung” over the next three days.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded a “red” alert ahead of extremely heavy rainfall (200-250 mm in 24 hours) and squally weather over Chennai, Thiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Prakasam, Guntur, Krishna, Godavari, Bapatla and Elur districts of north Tamil Nadu and coastal Andhra Pradesh.
On Sunday, the cyclone developed over the southwest Bay of Bengal. According to the 5.30 pm observations, it was located 290 km east-southeast of Puducherry, 210 km east-southeast of Chennai, 330 km southeast of Nellore, 440 km south-southeast of Bapatla and 450 km south-southeast of Machilipatnam.
The cyclone is expected to cross southern Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Machilipatnam on Tuesday as a severe cyclonic storm. The associated windspeed is likely to range between 90-100 km/hr gusting to 110 km/hr.
