Cyclonic storm Mandous crosses Tamil Nadu coast, leaves behind trail of destruction: Check weather forecast, photos

Cyclonic storm Mandous: In a tweet in the early hours of Saturday, IMD Chennai said that the cyclonic storm Mandous (meaning treasure box) has weakened into a deep depression over the north Tamil Nadu coast. 

ZeeBiz WebTeam | Dec 10, 2022, 03:51 PM IST

Cyclonic storm Mandous: Cyclonic storm Mandous, which crossed the coast at Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu on Friday night, has weakened into a deep depression but it has impacted habitations, uprooted a number of trees and left behind a trail of destruction.

(With PTI Inputs)

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Cyclonic storm Mandous: IMD Tweet

Cyclonic storm Mandous: IMD Tweet

In a tweet in the early hours of Saturday, IMD Chennai said that the cyclonic storm Mandous (meaning treasure box) has weakened into a deep depression over the north Tamil Nadu coast. The weather department said it will move nearly west-northwestwards and gradually weaken into a depression by noon of 10th December. 

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Cyclonic storm Mandous: Impact

Cyclonic storm Mandous: Impact

Around 400 trees fell in the city under the impact of 70 kmph wind speed when the weather system crossed the coast in the intervening night of December 9 and 10, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said.

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Cyclonic storm Mandous: Deaths

Cyclonic storm Mandous: Deaths

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin said four persons were killed, without elaborating.

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Cyclonic storm Mandous: Power Cut

Cyclonic storm Mandous: Power Cut

With the cyclone causing damage to electric poles and transformers, power had been suspended in 600 places and it has been set right in 300 of them. The rest of the work will be over by evening, CM MK Stalin said.

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Cyclonic storm Mandous: Waterlogging and Rescue Work

Cyclonic storm Mandous: Waterlogging and Rescue Work

There was no waterlogging in the 22 subways in the city and vehicular traffic was smooth. Rescue work was being expedited in the neighbouring districts of Chengalpet, Kancheepuram and Villupuram.

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Cyclonic storm Mandous: Flight Cancelled

Cyclonic storm Mandous: Flight Cancelled

Between 6 am on Friday and 6 am today, 30 domestic and international flights were cancelled as airport operations were affected due to the cyclone.
The airport runway was briefly closed in the early hours today. Besides, nine outbound flights were cancelled while 21 incoming airplanes were diverted to other cities today.

(Pic: IANS)

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