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TN govt declares public holiday in Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts on Dec 5 due to cyclonic storm Michaung. Essential services, such as police, fire service, local bodies, milk supply, water supply, hospitals/medical shops, power supply, transport, fuel outlets, hotels/restaurants, etc. to remain open. Dec 4 also declared public…

Rains lashed southern India's city of Chennai on Monday ahead of the landfall of a powerful cyclone, with a crocodile spotted swimming the streets and cars floating away.

Cyclone Michaung moves east-northeast, triggers heavy rains & strong winds in Tamil Nadu, incl. Chennai. RMC advises people to stay safe. Water Resources Dept. increases surplus release from reservoirs to 6,000 cusecs. Flood gates of Poondi to be opened to discharge 1,000 cusecs.

The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal on Sunday intensified into a cyclonic storm ‘Michaung’ and is likely to cross the South Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Machilipatnam during the forenoon of December 5 with a maximum sustained wind speed of 80-90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph, the…

Two people died and one was critically injured at Chennai East Coastal Road on Monday morning amid the incessant rainfall that lashed several parts of Chennai with very strong wind. Read further on Dynamite News:

Eleven express trains from Chennai Central were cancelled on Monday after the water level reached the danger mark at Bridge No. Read further on Dynamite News:

Cyclone Michaung travel updates: The flight operations have been disrupted in Chennai, Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam while 40 trains from to and from Kerala have been cancelled on Monday in view of the cyclone Michaung

At Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, schedule of four flights were disrupted due to bad weather & heavy rains in Chennai caused by cyclonic storm 'Michaung.' GMR Hyderabad Int'l Airport officials anticipate further delays & diversions.

Due to Cyclone Michuang, Chennai airport suspended arrival flights for 2 hrs on Mon, Dec 4, 2023. Departures left to airlines' discretion. 10 flights diverted & many cancelled due to strong winds & downpours. Waterlogging in some taxiways.