CALAMITY TARGETED CHENNAI ONCE AGAIN
Cyclone Vardah Hits Tamil Nadu Coast
Govt.alerted the people and deep monitoring minit to minit
News alert:
Hundreds of people have been evacuated from near the sea. The Navy said it has two ships ready with doctors, food and water for 5,000 people. 30 diving teams with additional relief material are also on the ready.The Air Force Base at Tambaram near Chennai said it is prepared for "any contingency. 15 teams of the National Disaster Relief Force or NDRF have been deployed along the coast.Almost 50 flights have been delayed or diverted to and from Chennai and some local train services have been suspended.All schools and colleges are closed today in Chennai, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur, besides coastal areas of Villupuram. The Tamil Nadu Government has also asked private offices to allow their staff to take a day off or work from home.Heavy rain and strong winds have lashed the northern coastal districts of Tamil Nadu, including Chennai today, uprooting and bending trees. Power supply was suspended in many parts of these regions as a precaution.
The Met office said the heavy rain will continue till about 3 pm, after which there will be a brief lull. At around 5 pm heavy rain will resume again, it said.The Met department said the sea will be rough along and off the Andhra Pradesh and north Tamil Nadu coasts and fishermen have been asked to avoid it for the next 48 hours.
The National Disaster Management Authority, in a tweet, advised people "to remain in safe places and cooperate with state government officials and disaster management agencies". Senior officials have been sent to the districts that are likely to be on the path of the cyclone.174 relief centres are ready to receive evacuated people in Chennai. The storm is expected to damage thatched huts, power and communication lines.Paddy crops and orchards may also be affected in Chennai, Thiruvallur and Kanchipuram districts of Tamil Nadu; Ongole and Nellore districts of Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry, the Met department said in its advisory.
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