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Rain alert in Nilgiris as Cyclone Murasu crosses coast; 11 Chennai flights cancelled | India News
Severe cyclonic storm Murasu is expected to move northwestward, weakening into a cyclonic storm with wind speeds of 80–90 kmph by Tuesday afternoon | India News
Rain alert in Nilgiris as Cyclone Murasu crosses coast; 11 Chennai flights cancelled | India News
The India Meteorological Department forecast heavy rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning in isolated Nilgiris district as Cyclone Murasu made landfall along the south Andhra Pradesh coast and moved inland.
IMD said Murasu crossed the coast on Tuesday and was expected to move northwestward, weakening to a cyclonic storm with wind speeds of 80–90 kmph by Tuesday afternoon, before further degrading to a deep depression by midnight.
Tamil Nadu authorities prepared contingency measures to minimize disruption to daily life as heavy rainfall was expected to affect northern parts of the state and Chennai. SDRF and NDRF teams were deployed across vulnerable areas of Tamil Nadu.
In Chennai, rainfall had already been recorded, and some transit routes were impacted. Schools and colleges in Chennai and Tiruvallur districts were closed on Monday due to the weather; 11 flights from Chennai to various destinations were cancelled.
Municipal authorities reported water stagnation issues, with a number of complaints received by the Greater Chennai Corporation related to water buildup, fallen trees, and streetlight outages.