Cyclone Mandous: 3 Tamil Nadu districts on red alert, NDRF team put on standby

In view of Cyclone Mandous, three districts of Tamil Nadhu - Chengalpattu, Villupuram and Kancheepuram were given a red alert, informed officials.

Updated on: Dec 9, 2022 4:12 PM IST

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Three districts of Tamil Nadu were given a red alert as cyclone Mandous maintains its intensity of 'Severe Cyclonic Storm' till early morning hours on Friday. The National Disaster Response Force team were kept on standby in Chennai, informed officials on Friday. (AFP)

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Cyclone Mandous is very likely to maintain its intensity of severe cyclonic storm till early morning of December 9 and then weaken gradually into a cyclonic storm by forenoon, IMD said.  (PTI)

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Officials informed that most places over the north coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are likely to have heavy to very heavy rainfall and extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places due to the cyclone's influence. (AFP)

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"It is likely to reduce to Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places likely over north Tamil Nadu on 10th December 2022," added the statement. (AFP)

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"NDRF is ready to face the Mandous Cyclone situation in Chennai. The NDRF team in Chennai Adayar Indra Nagar has been placed ready where they have packed rescue materials to move when a tough situation arises. Once the alert from state officials is communicated NDRF team will move immediately to the needed spot," said Sub-Inspector NDRF, Sandeep Kumar. (ANI)

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Earlier, the Greater Chennai Corporation issued precautionary measures and ordered to close all parks and playgrounds till further notice. (AFP)

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In view of cyclone Mandous, all schools and colleges in Puducherry and Karaikal remain closed on Friday, said Education Minister A Namassivayam. (AP)

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The severe cyclonic storm Mandous will move west-northwest and cross north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coast between Puducherry and Sriharikota with a windspeed of 65-75 kmph around midnight of December 9, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted. (AP)