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Michaung' has weakened into a 'deep depression' over central coastal Andhra Pradesh, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Positioned about 100 km north-northwest of Bapatla and 50 km southeast of Khammam, the cyclone is expected to lose further intensity. The Met department forecasts its transformation into a 'depression' within the next six hours, eventually downgrading into a well-marked low-pressure system within the subsequent six hours.

Vijayawada brought joy and pain in equal measure for young Bengal paddler Sreosree Chakraborty, who is now stuck along with 300 others because of Cyclone Michaung, which has wreaked havoc on India's east coast. Cyclone Michaung made landfall in Bapatla, a coastal district of Andhra Pradesh, bringing heavy rainfall in Vijayawada, about 80km away, where the National Ranking TT tournament concluded on Monday. A Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) official told PTI on Tuesday that there are about 200 players in the age group of U-11 to U-19 stuck along with their family members.

Apple's iPhone business in India will have no impact from the reported factory closure in Chennai due to the extreme weather situation in Chennai owing to cyclone Michaung, said industry executives close to the company. They said Apple ensures there are enough buffer stocks of iPhones in distribution to deal with such situations. «Apple does not work in a just-in-time inventory model, where a day of downtime impacts supplies. They ensure there is enough stock to tide over a week-long disruption,» said one of the executives, who did not wish to be identified. The executives said Apple treats worker safety as the top priority in such situations and that this has been communicated to its suppliers in the cyclone-affected area. Production was yet to resume at Foxconn and Pegatron facilities in Sriperumbudur near Chennai on Tuesday, despite an improvement in weather, after being halted following heavy rains impacting day-to-day life in the coastal city and its outskirts. Taiwan-headquartered Foxconn and Pegatron are two of Apple's key local assemblers of iPhones and are part of the government's production-linked incentive scheme.

MPs and party leaders. Many of them criticised the DMK leader for his statement. Whereas, leaders of parties like Congress distanced themselves from Senthilkumar's point of view.

Cyclone Michaung and the rain-related activities took lives of at least 17 people in the southern part of India. Incessant heavy rainfall has caused flood-liker situations in several parts of Tamil Nadu, especially capital city Chennai. The situation has stranded many, causing mobile connection, and internet outage, flooded homes.

NDRF teams have been deployed in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Puducherry to undertake relief and rescue operations in the wake of the severe cyclonic storm Michaung hurtling down India's eastern coast on Tuesday, a senior officer said. Fourteen National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been deployed in Tamil Nadu (five in Chennai), 11 in Andhra Pradesh, one in Telangana and three in Puducherry.

Chennai was ravaged by the worst rains in 80 years and Cyclone Michaung raged over Andhra Pradesh.Market leader IndiGo cancelled 550 flights, an executive said. A spokesperson for Air India said it cancelled 53 flights. SpiceJet cancelled 28 and Vistara cancelled 14, executives said. “In light of the cyclonic storm and heavy rains in Chennai, flight operations came to a halt on 4th December 2023.

Chennai while personnel on fishing boats and farm tractors were engaged in rescuing stranded people on Tuesday. The city and adjoining districts faced relentless rains on Monday as the severe cyclonic storm Michaung loomed over the north coastal areas of Tamil Nadu. Eleven others, who sustained injuries in rain-related incidents, were receiving treatment in various hospitals, officials said. Several District Disaster Response Teams (DDRT) were formed to carry out relief work in all rain-affected areas across the city.

Andhra Pradesh within the next few hours. The police said that many families including pregnant women, children, and senior citizens were rescued from different areas who were stuck due to wreak havoc of Cyclone Michaung. As per the IMD, during landfall, Michaung is expected to bring gales with speeds of 90 — 100 km per hour, gusting up to 110 kmph. The weather system over the west-central Bay of Bengal, running along and off the south Andhra Pradesh coast, is likely to move nearly northwards, parallel and close to the south Andhra Pradesh coast, Met Department said. Meanwhile, Chennai airport, one of the busiest airports in the country resumed operations on Tuesday morning after being shut for hours due to adverse weather conditions. «Traffic has been closed on Manjambakkam to Vadaperumbakkam Road due to the release of water from the Puzhal Lake,» police said. At least eight people have lost their lives while multiple roads and subways are closed due to waterlogging in the wake of the cyclone. Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin on Tuesday morning inspected the Cyclone affected areas in the state.

Cyclone Michaung LIVE Updates: Eight killed as heavy rain batters Chennai; landfall today In an official notification, the office of the collector and district magistrate, Gajapati wrote, “All the primary, upper primary, high school, and anganwadi centre shall remain closed on 6th December 2023". Meanwhile, the Chief Secretaries of Tamil Nadu, Odisha, and Puducherry, along with the Special Chief Secretary of Revenue and Disaster Management in Andhra Pradesh, briefed the committee on the preparatory measures being implemented.

IMD bulletin. The forecast of reduced rainfall intensity comes as a relief after Cyclone Michaung wreaked havoc across Chennai and adjoining districts, causing flooding and disrupting normal life on Monday. Residents in some parts of Chennai reported no rain since early hours on Tuesday and mentioned that power services had been restored in those areas.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) anticipates the landfall of the severe cyclonic storm 'Michaung' on Tuesday. On Monday, numerous districts in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh will experience substantial rainfall.

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Prakash Raj, famous actor, film director and producer, Monday said his questioning by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case may get delayed due to the suspension of operations at Chennai airport because of Cyclone Michaung. Last week, the federal enforcement agency summoned the actor for questioning in a money laundering case linked to an alleged ₹100-crore ponzi and fraud case against Tiruchirapalli-based Pranav Jewellers. The national award-winner actor took to social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) to share a screenshot of the Chennai airport's tweet informing that the airfield would be closed for departure and arrival till 9 am on Tuesday owing to the adverse conditions caused by Cyclone Michaung and the Chennai rains.

Bay of Bengal is set to make landfall between Nellore and Machilipatnam, close to Bapatla, in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday morning. The system was moving in the sea at a speed of 10 kmph and lay centered around 80 km southeast of Nellore, 120 km north-northeast of Chennai, 210 km south of Bapatla and 250 km south-southwest of Machilipatnam at 5.30 pm, the IMD said in its latest bulletin.

Railway Ministry has set up an emergency control cell in Chennai and a war room at the Rail Bhawan in New Delhi among various other measures to meet the challenges posed by the cyclonic storm 'Michaung'. «The Indian Railways has geared up its entire machinery in a big way to ensure and manage smooth and safe railway operations in the areas likely to be affected by the cyclonic storm 'Michaung',» a statement issued by the Railway Ministry said on Monday.

Tamil Nadu has been pounded by heavy rainfall, as several parts of the state's capital city Chennai were water logged and holidays were declared in four districts. Visuals emerged of water logged roads, subways, parked cars and scooters floating, ambulances making way through flooded roads in Chennai. Amid all occurrences ahead of Cyclone Michaung's landfall, expected to happen on Tuesday morning, a video emerged of a ‘mugger’ crocodile crawling on a road in Perungalathur off the highway connecting Chennai with Tiruchirapalli.

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Cyclone Michaung News: As heavy rains batter the southern state of Tamil Nadu, coupled with strong winds, the southern and eastern coastline of India and the states attached to it were put on high alert. Several areas in Tamil Nadu were severely water-logged and therefore shutdown.

Andhra Pradesh on Monday under the influence of the cyclonic storm 'Michaung' and is expected to continue for the next few days. The weather system over west-central and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal off south Andhra Pradesh and adjoining north Tamil Nadu coasts intensified into a severe cyclonic storm, leading to heavy rainfall in several parts of the state, an official said on Monday. The weather system moved northwestwards with a speed of 8 km per hour in the past six hours up to 8:30 am on Monday and lay centred in the same region off south Andhra Pradesh and adjoining north Tamil Nadu coasts.

Cyclone Michaung: The severe cyclonic storm Michaung is causing intense rains in Chennai with daily life thrown out of the gear due to the heavy downpour. Amid the strong winds and intense spell of rain, the administration has decided to keep the Chennai airport closed till 11:30 PM on Monday. Cyclone Michaung also led to disruption of several flights with 10 flights being cancelled while 20 flights being delayed due to heavy rains since midnight.