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Rescuers used boats to reach people stranded in their homes amid widespread flooding in the India's Chennai on Wednesday after cyclone Michaung barrelled into the southern coast, bringing in heavy ...
The cyclone gradually moved north-west over the next few days towards the eastern coast of India. The storm peaked with sustained winds of 60 knots (110 km/h; 70 mph) causing heavy rainfall in north-eastern Tamil Nadu including Chennai and south-eastern Andhra Pradesh before making landfall near Bapatla in Andhra Pradesh on December 5.
The 2015 Chennai floods resulted from heavy rainfall generated by the annual northeast monsoon in November–December 2015. They affected the Coromandel Coast region of the South Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh . [ 12 ]
In the Tiruchirappalli district, almost 200 acres (81 ha) 200 acres (81 hectares) of rice fields were damaged and swamped by floodwaters, while road closures and traffic detours remained in Chennai. In addition to the metropolis, the IMD has issued a red alert for Viluppuram and Cuddalore, as heavy rain is
Burevi dropping torrential rainfall over southern India from December 4–5. Burevi caused minimal impacts to India, but Tamil Nadu was not completely spared. In Tamil Nadu, 9 people were killed due to Burevi. [38] The Wellington Dam's water level reached above the highest flood stage. [39] Flooding isolated many villages from the capital, Chennai.
It weakened further into a low pressure area as it moved north-westwards into India and dissipated. [51] In the wake of this system, heavy rains slashed Puducherry, Chennai and other parts of Andhra Pradesh, bringing these areas to a standstill. Bengaluru and its adjoining areas too received heavy rainfall. Residential neighbourhoods and roads ...
2023 North India floods after heavy rainfall in North Indian states. [18] 2023 Himalayan floods occurred after heavy rain caused flooding and landslides, killing at least 50 people. [19] 2023 Chennai floods, heaving flooding in Chennai in December 2023 due to Cyclone Michaung. [20] 2023 Thoothukkudi-Tirunelveli floods, heaving flooding in ...
The entire state of Odisha was put on alert on June 21–23. The system brought heavy rains to most of the state, with Malkangiri receiving the highest, 320 mm (13 in) of rain. [17] Access to many towns in the Malkangiri district was blocked due to flooding. [18] At least six deaths took place from flood-related incidents. [15]