Chennai Skies Turn Grey, As Cyclone Mandous Arrives

A deep depression in the southern bay of Bengal turned into a cyclonic storm Mandous on the intermittent night of 8th December

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The storm is 460 km east-southeast of Karikal and 540 km southeast of Chennai

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A red alert has been issued in 13 districts of Chennai and the National Disaster Response Force has been deployed

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Cyclone Mandous is expected to hit been Puducherry and Sriharikota, on midnight of Decemeber 9th

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Section 144 of CRPC, has been imposed in Puducherry as the cyclone gets closer

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The heavy rainfall is expected to be accompanied with gusting winds of 70 to 90 kmph

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