Airlines cancel flights to Visakhapatnam & Chennai in wake of severe cyclone Asani

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Several airlines have cancelled flights to and from Visakhapatnam and Chennai on Tuesday in due to bad weather in the wake of severe cyclonic storm 'Asani' impacting the coastal region.</p>
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Visakhapatnam International Airport director Srinivas said that IndiGo has cancelled 23 flights, both arrivals and departures, citing bad weather.</p>
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"Four Air Asia flights also stand cancelled due to bad weather at Vizag for the day," he added.</p>
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At the Chennai airport, 10 flights including those from Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Jaipur and Mumbai have been cancelled. The Chennai Airport Authority said information regarding the cancellation of flights has been conveyed to the passengers.</p>
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted rainfall and strong winds for three states; Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal.</p>
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For tomorrow, May 11, the IMD predicted light to moderate rainfall at a few places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over north coastal Andhra Pradesh and heavy rainfall at isolated places is likely over coastal Odisha and adjoining coastal West Bengal.</p>
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“Gale wind speed reaching 95-105 km per hour gusting to 115 km per hour is prevailing around the system in the Bay of Bengal. It would gradually decrease becoming 80-90 km per hour gusting to 100 km per hour,” according to IMD.</p>
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Winds reaching a speed of 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph is likely along and off north Andhra Pradesh coast," IMD said.</p>
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