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Cyclone ‘Roanu’ Alert Over But Schools To Remain Shut in Chennai, Puducherry

Now this storm is shaking big cities of Tamil Nadu like Chennai, Puducherry, Naga patanam, Namakkal, Kancipuram, Tiruvalluru.

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Quilandy which is in Kozhikode district had received a highest rainfall during the last 24 hours recording 13cms.

“We’ve ensured enough stock of food grains and medicine too”.

– Violent winds with a speed of 40 to 60 kilometers per hour are expected to prevail over the northern parts of Tamil Nadu.

Chennai: Heavy rain has submerged track and badly affected train services in Chennai, hours after the threat of a cyclone receded.

The depression that formed over the Bay of Bengal, about 460 kilometres south-east of Chennai, is likely to develop into a cyclonic storm by Monday evening. It is expected to cross between Puducherry and Karaikal this noon.

Observing that the deep depression was unlikely to intensify into a cyclone, the sources said it would move west-north-westwards and cross the north Tamil Nadu coast near Puducherry between 1200 hrs and 1430 hrs today afternoon. “Eight task forces are monitoring on the ground”, said Puducherry Collector D Manikandan to NDTV. Fishermen are advised not to venture into sea along and off north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining Pudukkottai and Ramanathapuram districts of south Tamil Nadu coasts during next 48 hours.

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According to the weather department, rainfall at many places in Tamil Nadu, south coastal Andhra Pradesh during next 24 hours is expected and over coastal and south interior Karnataka and Kerala during next 48 hours.

Wind at a speed of 45-55 km per hour was blowing across Cuddalore