Natural Disasters

DTE Coverage: Cyclone Michaung leaves a trail of destruction

Slow-moving cyclone wreaks havoc in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha

By M Raghuram, Rohini Krishnamurthy, Hrusikesh Mohanty
Published: Wednesday 06 December 2023
DMK Leader Udhay Stalin wades through the flooded streets of Chennai. Photo: @Udhaystalin / X12jav.net12jav.net

Chennai, southern Andhra brace as Michaung gets set to barrel east coast


Low-lying Chennai, with its rivers, waterbodies and encroachment, has been victim to urban flooding in 2015 and 2021
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Michaung intensifies into severe cyclonic storm; weak winds slowing its movement & causing heavy rainfall in Chennai


Michaung is moving slowly due to weak background atmospheric winds which steer the cyclone forward; this is resulting in heavy rains across Chennai
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In run-up to landfall, Michaung causes havoc in Chennai neighbourhoods & northern Tamil Nadu


Nandanam, Mylapore, Velacherry, Chengalpattu and Thiruvallur severely innundated as heavy rains batter Greater Chennai
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IMD issues red alert for Chennai, Yanam & Rayalaseema as Michaung continues to dump more rain


Chennai is witnessing showers more severe than those experienced in the 1970s-80s, according to state minister KN Nehru
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Cyclone Michaung claims five lives in Chennai city, Tamil Nadu districts


Electocution and drowining are the main causes
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Michaung heads for coastal Andhra Pradesh


Big impact around 12 noon on December 5
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Chennai Airport opens for traffic day after Cyclone Michaung wrought havoc on metropolis


Eight people killed in and around Chennai due to Michaung
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Chennai’s devastation due to Cyclone Michaung is extensive


Stalin takes stock as three more deaths reported
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Cyclone Michaung makes landfall at Kavali near Bapatla; process to end at 4 pm


The cyclone may weaken after crossing the coast, according to the Meteorological centre, Amaravati
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Rains due to Cyclone Michaung damage paddy in Odisha’s border districts


Farmers in the districts could not shift ripened paddy due to paucity of safe storage spaces
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Severe Cyclone Michaung: Rainfall in Chennai comparable to 2015 floods. Here’s how


The system is likely to move with cyclonic storm intensity in the next six hours, IMD predicted at 6 pm
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Standing crop in half a million hectares of Andhra’s rice bowl may have been affected by Michaung: Expert


This would cause losses of Rs 4,000 crore in just paddy
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