Cyclone Mandous, a extreme cyclonic typhoon withinside the Bay of Bengal, is in all likelihood to convey heavy rainfall to components of Tamil Nadu on Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. In mild of the climate prediction, faculties and faculties in round 27 districts, inclusive of Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram, Viluppuram, Cuddalore, Ranipet, Vellore and Tiruvallur, were closed. Cyclone Mandous (said Man-Dous) lies round 240 km east-southeast of Karaikal and approximately 320 km south-southeast of Chennai, the IMD said. It is in all likelihood to keep its depth as a extreme cyclonic typhoon until mid-day, earlier than steadily weakening right into a cyclonic typhoon.
It will keep transferring west-northwestwards and pass the coast among Puducherry and Sriharikota, close to Mahabalipuram, among middle of the night and the early hours of Saturday (December 10) with wind speeds of 65-seventy five kmph gusting to eighty five kmph. Under its influence, heavy to very heavy rainfall is in all likelihood in Chennai and different districts in Tamil Nadu over the following days.
Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh were bracing for the typhoon, with government on alert and taking precautionary measures. The National Disaster Relief Force has been deployed as well. In Chennai, 169 alleviation camps were installation and the civic frame has readied 805 motor pumps to empty stagnant water from low-mendacity areas. Volunteers from the fisherfolk network were advised to be geared up with rescue boats.
