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India braces for cyclone that left over 80 dead in Lanka CHENNAI/VISAKHAPATNAM: The slow-moving cyclonic storm Ditwah on Friday brought rainfall to south Tamil Nadu, while the northern parts, including Chennai, brace for intense showers later this weekend.The storm crawled across Sri Lanka, covering only about 70 km in 15 hours with its speed dropping…
CHENNAI: The Delta regions continued to witness heavy rainfall, while Chennai remained cloudy with intermittent showers in some parts as Cyclone Ditwah moved as forecast in the Bay of Bengal towards the East Coast. As of 5.30am, the cyclone was located 400 km south of Chennai, 300 km south-southwest of Puducherry, and 190 km from…
India flies C-130 J plane carrying approx 12 tons of humanitarian aid to cylcone-hit Sri Lanka External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday announced that a C-130J aircraft carrying around 12 tonnes of humanitarian aid has landed in Colombo. The delivery is part of India’s Operation Sagar Bandhu, launched on Friday to assist Sri Lanka…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Five flights bound for Sri Lanka—three from the Middle East and one each from Malaysia and India—were diverted to Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on Friday due to bad weather over Colombo, TIAL said.Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Ltd (TIAL) added that more flights may be diverted in view of a cyclone warning over Colombo.The diverted flights included…
CHENNAI: The city braces for the much-delayed heavy rainfall as Cyclone Ditwah, which formed over the Bay on Thursday, may move towards the north Tamil Nadu coast in two days. India Meteorological Department has upgraded alerts from orange to red (extremely heavy rain of more than 20cm in 24 hours) for delta and a few…
Tamil Nadu braces for heavy rains as Cyclone Senyar is set to form over the Bay of Bengal CHENNAI: Several north and delta districts of Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, are bracing for heavy to very heavy rainfall as the season’s second cyclonic storm is expected to develop over the Bay of Bengal by November 27….
CHENNAI: A low-pressure area over the Strait of Malacca and adjoining south Andaman Sea is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal next week, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.If named, the cyclone will be called Senyar — meaning “lion” — a name submitted by the United Arab Emirates. The…
WARANGAL/HYDERABAD: At least six people were killed as cyclone Montha unleashed torrential rain across 12 districts of Telangana — flooding homes, toppling trees, and paralysing transport on Wednesday. Warangal and Ranga Reddy districts reported two deaths each, while Mahabubabad and Suryapet saw one fatality each. Another retired roads and buildings department employee is feared dead…
Telugu actor Allu Sirish and his fiancee Nayanika were set for a dreamy outdoor engagement in Hyderabad on October 31, but the arrival of Cyclone Montha brought heavy rain and strong winds, forcing a last-minute change in plans. Allu Sirish shares glimpse of drenched decor Taking to Instagram Stories, Sirish shared a photo of the…
As per the latest update on IMD’s official post on X, Cyclone Montha [pronounced Mon-Tha], which had intensified into a Severe Cyclonic Storm over the Bay of Bengal earlier this week, has now weakened into a Cyclonic Storm after making landfall over the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD),…
