Photos: Cyclone Burevi weakens to a deep depression over India’s south

Heavy rains inundated parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on December 4 leading to waterlogging in many rural and urban areas after Cyclone Burevi weakened into a deep depression that remains stationary over the Gulf of Mannar near Ramanathapuram. The IMD has withdrawn its red alert over seven districts in Kerala and forecasts the weather system as likely to weaken into a depression.

Updated on: Dec 04, 2020 6:02 PM IST

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National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel brief residents living near coastal areas ahead of Cyclone Burevi’s landfall, in Kerala’s Alappuzha district on December 3. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in a late night bulletin on December 3 withdrew a red alert issued for the cyclone and rains in the southernmost districts of the state. Downgraded to a deep depression, Burevi is likely to weaken further into a depression. (PTI)

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Devotees wade through the waterlogged premises of Chidambaram Nataraja temple, following heavy rainfall brought by Cyclone Burevi, at Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu on December 4. The deep depression over Gulf of Mannar, near Ramanathapuram district’s coast remains stationary, about 40 km southwest of Ramanathapuram, the IMD tweeted. (PTI)

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Police personnel and coast guard wardens brief fishermen residing near Vizhinjam seashore in Thiruvananthapuram on December 2. The Kerala state government had declared a public holiday on December 4 for five districts in view of the red alert which was issued earlier. Meanwhile, the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport has rescheduled nine flights and closed operations for eight hours from 10am to 6pm to ensure safety. (PTI)

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A fishing boat is pulled back to shore with other belongings in Kanyakumari on December 2. Burevi has been making its way towards India’s south after crossing Sri Lanka on December 2, rattling the island nation but leaving it relatively unscathed. (PTI)

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Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy (C) inspects municipal relief work to pump out water from a flooded area in Puducherry on December 4. Several housing colonies and main thoroughfares were waterlogged in Puducherry on December 4 as a result of the torrential rains under the influence of Burevi while power supply was disrupted for several hours in some localities, PTI reported. (PTI)

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Inclement weather conditions in Kanyakumari on December 2. Burevi originated as a deep depression over southwest Bay of Bengal that had intensified into a cyclonic storm. The IMD had predicted heavy rains and wind in Kerala and Tamil Nadu from December 3 to 5. (PTI)

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A fisherman untangles his nets on a boat at Kalamukku harbour in Kochi on December 2. All fishing activity has been halted in the view of Cyclone Burevi. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into southwestern Bay of Bengal and along and off east Sri Lanka coast on December 3 and over Lakshadweep-Maldives adjoining the southeast Arabian Sea from December 3 to 5. (PTI)

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A NDRF team patrols the seashore in Valiyathura on December 3. Burevi is the region’s second cyclonic system in a week after Nivar, a more powerful cyclone which skirted northern Sri Lanka but hit Tamil Nadu with force, uprooting trees and delivering 30 centimetres of rain in some areas, AFP reported. (PTI)