Tag: Cyclone Michaung

A big storm hit the southern coast of India and caused a lot of flooding in Chennai city. The city is having a hard time getting back to normal.

Officials are working to remove rainwater from houses and roads in the outer parts of the city.

Some people say they can’t get the things they need and their electricity keeps going out a lot.

At least 18 people have died in Tamil Nadu due to the heavy rain. Tamil Nadu’s capital city is Chennai.

Cyclone Michaung arrived in Andhra Pradesh state on Tuesday. A child died and the crops were badly damaged before the cyclone became less strong.

On Monday, Chennai got a lot of rain – about 24cm (9. 4in) The weather people in India say that’s a lot of rain.

The big rain made people remember the bad floods in 2015. Many people died in the floods in Chennai, a big city in India. Many experts say that lots of Indian cities are not ready for very bad weather because buildings were built wherever and the cities were not planned well.

On Monday, the Chennai airport closed for a day because its runway was flooded. Many trains were cancelled in the last three days. The flooding caused a lot of damage to businesses, including a company that makes products for Apple. It’s going to have a big impact on the economy.

Thursday, city workers in Chennai were using machines to remove water from the roads in the southern part of the city so cars could drive through.

J Radhakrishnan, the leader of Greater Chennai Corporation, told BBC Tamil that they took out as much water as they could after it rained for 36 hours non-stop. He said that by Wednesday night, most of the city’s floodwaters had gone down.

Over the last three days, many people were taken to safe camps because of the floods. Some were brought to safety in boats made of rubber and fibre. Officials are also working to bring back drinking water to some places.

Specialists say that too much building has used up a lot of the area where rain can go.

“Whenever it rains a lot, homes in some suburbs of Chennai get flooded because the buildings are built on swampy land near lakes and ponds,” said David Manohar, an activist who researches urban flooding, speaking to BBC Tamil.

Raj Bhagat P, an expert in analyzing Earth’s land and water, told Reuters that even though improved systems to carry away stormwater can reduce flooding, it won’t make much of a difference during very heavy and extremely heavy rains.

The Tamil Nadu government has requested 50 billion rupees ($600 million; £478 million) in temporary help from the federal government for the state. The Chief Minister MK Stalin wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that infrastructure has been badly affected.

Mr Radhakrishnan said that the authorities will look at all the places where the drains for rainwater were not working properly.

“But that takes a long time. ” “Now we are focused on rescuing people,” he said.

More information was provided by Saradha, Prabhakar Tamilarasu and Asfhak Ahamed in Chennai.

Severe weather with heavy rain and strong winds is hitting southern Andhra Pradesh state in India as a powerful cyclone hits the area.

Nine people, including a child, have died in Andhra Pradesh and nearby Tamil Nadu state because of the heavy rain.

Officials have moved many people out of areas that are at risk of flooding in both states.

Many neighborhoods are underwater and videos show cars floating in the water.

Cyclone Michaung has hit the land between Nellore and Kavali in Andhra Pradesh, according to the state chief minister’s office. The weather department in India said that the storm will have winds up to 110km/h (68mph) but they will slow down after the storm hits land.

Approximately 9,500 people in Andhra Pradesh have been moved to 211 relief camps.

“Very, very heavy rain will keep falling in Andhra Pradesh. ” The storm will become less strong and turn into a depression by Wednesday morning, according to Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, who is the director general of IMD. He told reporters this.

A 4-year-old child died in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh after a wall fell on them according to a government official. Eight people died in Tamil Nadu because of the storm on Tuesday. They were killed by falling buildings and electricity.

Weather experts have given a warning in certain areas of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Many schools, colleges, and offices are not open in some areas.

Many flights and trains have been stopped in Andhra Pradesh and farmers have reported damage to their crops.

There are warnings for heavy rain and strong winds in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Odisha because they are near the coast of the Bay of Bengal. Authorities have told the fishermen not to go out in the rough seas and said that the strong waves could cause big damage to homes.

Nearly 7,000 people had to leave their homes in coastal areas of Tamil Nadu on Monday because of strong rains and winds.

The Chennai airport, which is one of the busiest in India, was closed on Monday because its runway was flooded. It started again on Tuesday morning because the cyclone was moving away and the rain was getting lighter.

In Chennai, which is a big place for making electronics and other things, some factories, including the ones that make iPhones, were shut down. This was reported by Reuters on Monday.

After the rain stopped, many areas in Chennai had too much water, which made it hard to get around. Some people told BBC Tamil reporters that they were having a hard time because they didn’t have electricity and water after the rains.