In Photos: Cyclone Michaung-Triggered Storm Batters Chennai, At Least 8 Dead
Cyclone Michaung is expected to move parallel to the coast of north Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
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At least eight people have died in Chennai as the city was battered by heavy rainfall on Monday, 4 December, with Cyclone Michaung inbound.
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A public holiday has been declared by the Tamil Nadu government for Chennai and neighbouring districts on Monday, 4 December, and Tuesday, 5 December, according to The New Indian Express.
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Private company employees in Chennai, Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram, and Chengalpattu have also been asked to work from home on Tuesday by the state government.
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As roads became waterlogged due to the torrential rains, a crocodile was reportedly spotted by passers-by near Velammal School along the Perungalathur-Nedungunram road in Chennai on Sunday night, 3 December.
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The cyclonic storm also forced the closure of the Chennai Airport airfield on Monday, leaving many passengers stranded.
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A worker attempts to remove an uprooted tree from a waterlogged road during heavy rain owing to Cyclone Michaung in Chennai on Monday, 4 December.
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Police personnel attempt to remove an uprooted tree from a road after heavy rainfall owing to Cyclone Michaung in Chennai on Monday, 4 December.
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Residents shift to a safer place from a flooded area during heavy rain owing to Cyclone Michaung, in Chennai.
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In the early hours of Monday, an under-construction wall collapsed due to the incessant rains which led to the deaths of two workers, according to The New Indian Express.
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Amid the heavy downpour, a total of five deaths have been reported from across the city, according to India Today.
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"Cyclone 'Michaung' lies about 100 km east-northeast of Chennai. In the last 6 hours, it has moved at a speed of 10 km/hr and it's expected to move in the northwest direction. An intensified to severe cyclonic storm is expected by 4 p.m. today," Chennai Regional Metrology Director NS Balachandran said.
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"Further, it will move parallel to the coast of north Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh, expected to cross Nellore-Machilipatnam by tomorrow at 4 p.m," NS Balachandran said.
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"Heavy rainfall and strong winds are likely to continue till this evening in Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram and Thiruvallur districts," he added.
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"The situation is being monitored by the Central and state governments at the highest level. I appeal to people to follow the advice of state government and stay home and stay safe until the situation improves," said Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi.
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Meanwhile, nine groups of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been sent to Chennai, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu to carry out rescue and relief operations.
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