Cyclone Michaung: Pink Alert In Tamil Nadu, Extreme Waterlogging In Chennai, Airport Closed

New Delhi: As a result of impression of the extreme cyclonic storm Michaung, Tamil Nadu is presently experiencing steady rainfall. The challenges for the coastal areas within the southern state are anticipated to escalate additional because the cyclonic storm is predicted to strengthen, resulting in extra heavy downpours over the subsequent 2-Three days.

The India Meteorological Division (IMD) studies that on December 5, heavy rainfall is predicted at most places in North Coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The IMD additionally predicts the probability of extraordinarily heavy downpour within the area throughout the subsequent 24 hours.

Cyclone Michaung: IMD Points Pink Alert For Tamil Nadu

The Indian Meteorological Division (IMD) has issued a purple alert for Tamil Nadu, forecasting substantial to extraordinarily heavy rainfall within the subsequent 24 hours over Tiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, and Ranipet districts. IMD signifies the probability of extraordinarily heavy rain in particular places throughout the Tiruvallur district. Moreover, heavy rainfall is predicted at remoted locations in Vellore, Villupuram, and Tiruvannamalai districts.

In line with the Met Division’s predictions, there’s a forecast of heavy downpours at particular places in Tiruvallur and Ranipet districts of Tamil Nadu on December 5.

Cyclone Michaung: Extreme Waterlogging in Chennai Amid Heavy Rainfall

Chennai is presently grappling with in depth waterlogging resulting from steady rainfall, resulting in the inundation of subways within the district. Residents have taken to social media platforms, significantly X, to share video clips illustrating the flooded roads amidst the relentless downpour. Customers have additionally posted movies depicting uprooted bushes and roads collapsing in varied components of Chennai. Quite a few clips showcasing the Chennai Airport runway submerged in rainwater are circulating on the microblogging website.

Within the view of cyclone warning and heavy rainfall alert, Tamil Nadu has declared a vacation for all faculties, faculties, instructional establishments, and authorities places of work, together with the places of work of public undertakings and firms, boards, banks, and monetary establishments within the 4 districts of Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu.

In response to the warning issued by the Meteorological Division, the Chennai airport authority has declared the closure of the airfield, and it’ll to stay shut till 9 am tomorrow. “Airfield closed for arrival and departure operations until 0900 hrs IST tomorrow resulting from hostile climate circumstances”, mentioned the Chennai airport authority in a put up on ‘X’.

In the meantime, as many as 5 folks have been killed in separate incidents in Tamil Nadu’s Chennai amid heavy rain resulting from cyclone Michaung, in accordance with an official assertion by the Chennai police.