People walking through the flooded shores of Marina Beach in Chennai in the aftermath of Cyclone Mandous. Photo: picschennai 
Climate Change

Cyclone Mandous: DTE’s coverage of the 2022 Northeast Monsoon’s first cyclone

Mandous made landfall at Mamallapuram on the intervening night of December 9-10

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IMD predicts low-pressure area over south Andaman Sea

If the low-pressure area intensifies into a cyclone, this would be the third cyclone of 2022

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Cyclone Mandous to form December 7, will be slow-moving

There is also a chance of the storm system crossing over to the Arabian Sea, according to experts

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Cyclone Mandous: Tamil Nadu on ‘red alert’ tomorrow as IMD predicts extreme rainfall

Chennai in direct path of cyclone; southern Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry coasts may also see significant impact

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Cyclone update: ‘Mandous’ rising at dangerous intensity, three Tamil Nadu districts on red alert

Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in most parts of north coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry

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Cyclone Mandous: A weather expert charts the storm’s path

Mandous is expected to emerge over the Arabian Sea early next week and travel for a few days, but it won’t intensify again into another tropical cyclone

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During the night: Mandous makes landfall; brings rain, water-logging and traffic disruptions

Mandous is now headed to Karnataka, where it could bring substantial rainfall

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Chennai managed to mitigate the impact of Cyclone Mandous; here is how

On-ground arrangement to drain storm water, clear trees, repair power lines and warn people may have helped the city to recover quickly

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