Chennai's roads were flooded due to heavy rains on Tuesday.
Cyclone Fangal, which emerged from the Bay of Bengal, has turned into a cyclone today. It will proceed to Tamil Nadu in the next two days. According to the Indian Meteorological Department, winds will blow at a speed of 75-80 kilometers per hour during this time.
Chennai, Chengalpet, Kanchipuram, Thiruvallur, Cuddalore, Nagapattinam are experiencing continuous rain. Schools and colleges have been closed in these 6 districts. 7 flights were delayed in Chennai on Tuesday.
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin held a high-level meeting on the impact of the cyclone. 7 teams of NDRF have been deployed in Tiruvarur, Myladuthurai, Nagapattinam and Cuddalore districts.
Route of Hurricane Fangal
According to the Indian Meteorological Department, Cyclone Fangal is moving near Sri Lanka and approaching the coast of Tamil Nadu.
More impact of cyclone in 4 states…
Tamil Nadu and Puducherry: Very heavy rain is likely at isolated places over Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on November 7, Coastal areas are warned of scattered heavy rain on November 28 and 29.
Andhra Pradesh: Light to moderate rain at many places and heavy rain at few places is likely on November 27. There is a heavy rain alert on November 28 and 29.
Kerala: Light to moderate rain at many places and heavy rain at few places are likely on November 27 and 28.
What are the preparations against hurricanes?
- Collectors of cyclone-hit districts told the Chief Minister that sufficient number of relief camps and medical teams have been kept on standby and all necessary arrangements have been made.
- Stalin has ordered all officials to make available all necessary items at relief centers and evacuate people from low-lying areas to safer places before the storm hits.
- Fishermen have been advised not to venture to the coastal areas of south-west Bay of Bengal, Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu till November 29.
- Avoid fishing in the coastal areas of West-Central Bay of Bengal and South Andhra Pradesh from November 27 to 29. Fishermen present in the sea have been advised to return to shore immediately.
Saudi Arabia named the storm 'Fengal' The storm has been named 'Fengal' by Saudi Arabia. It is an Arabic word, a combination of linguistic tradition and cultural identity. The term shows regional variation in the nomenclature panels of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission (UNESCAP).
When choosing cyclone names it is ensured that the names are easy to pronounce, easy to remember and culturally neutral. It is kept in mind that the names should be such that they do not create any controversy between different regions and languages or offend anyone.
The Indian Meteorological Department has shared an animation of Cyclone Fangal in the Bay of Bengal.
A month ago, Cyclone 'Dana' hit Odisha On the night of October 25, cyclonic storm 'Dana' hit the coast of Odisha with a speed of 110 km per hour. The storm's landfall process was completed around 8:30 am. The speed of the storm reduced from 110kmph to 10kmph in 8:30 hours.
Odisha and West Bengal received rain due to the impact of 'Dana'. Trees were uprooted in several areas in Odisha, vehicles were also damaged. One person died in West Bengal. Odisha CM Mohan Charan Mazi said that 5.84 lakh people were shifted to relief camps.
300 flights were canceled at Bhubaneswar and Kolkata airports from 5 pm on October 24 to 8 am on October 25. Also, 552 trains of South East Railway, East Coast Railway, Eastern Railway and South East Central Railway were cancelled.
Apart from Odisha, the impact of the cyclone was also seen in West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu. The West Bengal government had sent 83 thousand people to the relief camp.
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