Cyclone Michong will hit Andhra Pradesh today

There is high alert in Andhra Pradesh regarding cyclone. The state government has issued a red alert in Tirupati, Nellore, Prakasam, Bapatla, Krishna, West Godavari, Konaseema and Kakinada districts. 5 teams each of NDRF and SDRF are deployed in these 8 districts.

On the other hand, there was a decrease in rainfall in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. Monday's storm caused a lot of destruction in Chennai. 8 people died in this. At the same time, flights from Chennai Airport, which were closed for the last 16 hours, have started again.

Michong wreaked havoc in Tamil Nadu on December 4.
Cyclone Michong caused a lot of devastation in Tamil Nadu before moving towards Andhra Pradesh. Chennai received about 400-500 mm of rain since Sunday morning, 3 December. According to the Water Supply Minister of Tamil Nadu, Chennai received such rain for the first time in 70-80 years. So far 5 people have died.

204 trains and 70 flights have been canceled in Tamil Nadu due to the storm. 21 NDRF teams are deployed in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry. Apart from this, ships and aircraft of Coast Guard, Army and Navy have been kept on standby.

Read which states of India will be affected by the storm

• Andhra Pradesh: IMD has issued a warning of heavy rain with thunderstorm in Andhra Pradesh till Wednesday. Schools and colleges are closed on 5 December due to the storm. Tirupati Airport Director KM Basavaraju said that all flights were canceled on Monday due to bad weather. These included 14 scheduled and one non-scheduled flights.
• Odisha: Light rain is occurring in many districts of Odisha. The Meteorological Department has issued a warning of heavy rain till December 6. Orange alert has been issued for Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati and Ganjam districts for December 4 and 5. These districts may receive 2.75 to 4.55 inches of rain.
• Puducherry-Telangana: In view of the storm, Puducherry government has also issued an alert. Section 144 has been imposed around the marine areas of Puducherry. People have been instructed not to go to coastal areas from 7 pm on 3 December to 6 pm on 5 December. Telangana administration has also issued a red alert regarding the storm.
• Jharkhand-Chhattisgarh: Light to moderate rain is possible over Karnataka, West Bengal, parts of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. Light rain may occur at 1 or 2 places over Vidarbha, Telangana, Karnataka, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Kerala.

Myanmar named storm Michong

Myanmar has given the name Michaung to the storm. It means strength and flexibility. Michong will be the first typhoon to cross the coast in two years since Cyclone Gulab in September 2021. Michong Cyclone is the fourth storm to form in the Bay of Bengal and the sixth in the Indian Ocean in the year 2023.

Three storms in the last 6 months

• October 21: Strong storm in Arabian Sea, moves towards Oman
  In October, a storm named Tej arose in the Arabian Sea. Earlier there was a possibility of it coming towards India. Later IMD said that the danger of the cyclonic storm hitting the coastal areas of Gujarat has been averted. This storm has moved towards Oman and Yemen, 1600 km away from Gujarat. Read the full news...
• June 13: Storm Biparjoy, which arose from the Arabian Sea, caused devastation in Gujarat, Maharashtra.
  Cyclone Biparjoy, which emerged from the Arabian Sea on June 13, caused a lot of devastation in India. On the evening of June 15, the storm hit Jakhau Port in Kutch district of Gujarat. During this period, winds blew at a speed of 150 km/hour. Due to this, there was heavy rain in the coastal areas of Gujarat and Mumbai. 9 people had died in Gujarat. Read the full news...
• May 7: 3 killed in Myanmar due to cyclone Moka in the Bay of Bengal.
  ​​​​​​On May 7, there was storm Moka in the Bay of Bengal. Earlier it was moving towards the Indian coastal area. Later it hit the coast of Myanmar. Due to winds blowing at a speed of about 200 kilometers and heavy rains, roofs of many houses were blown away and mobile towers fell. This storm also affected Bangladesh.