Cyclone Mandous: 4 dead in Chennai after heavy rainfall, says CM MK Stalin

Four people have died across Tamil Nadu after Cyclone Mandous made landfall off Mamallapuram causing heavy rainfall in Chennai and coastal areas of the stateChief minister M K Stalin on Saturday said So far four human fatalities deaths of 98 cattle and damage to 181 residences had been reported Other details were being collectedCyclone Mandous made landfall late Friday night crossing the coast with a wind speed of 75 km an hour The cyclone has now weakened into a deep depression according to the India Meteorological Department IMDI inspected the affected areas Corporation workers have worked very well 4 people have lost their lives in this heavy rainfall 98 cattle died too 151 houses and huts got damaged other damages are being calculated In Chennai 400 trees uprooted chief minister Stalin told mediapersons in ChennaiEarlier today Stalin also distributed flood relief material and food among Cyclone Mandousaffected people in the Kasimedu area of ChennaiSeveral areas in Chennai saw waterlogging and squally winds uprooting trees in the state capital and the nearby Chengalpattu district The rainfall triggered by the cyclone has caused severe waterlogging in lowlying areas Roads in the MMDA Colony in Arumbakkam here were submerged A video showed a large tree uprooted in Egmore damaging a petrol bunk nearbyThe IMD said it has crossed the Mamallapuram coast and weakened after completing its landfall process late Friday A wall collapsed in T Nagar area of Chennai and caused severe damage to three cars that were parked near it Nobody was present inside the vehicles at the time of the incidentAlso Read Cyclone Mandous Rains and cloudy skies in Bengaluru neighbouring districtsIn neighbouring Andhra Pradesh Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party YSRCP leaders including MLA Bhumana Karunakar Reddy and local officials in Tirupati on Saturday visited the Cyclone Mandous affected areas Some residential areas saw waterlogging and trees uprooted after heavy rains hit south coastal Andhra PradeshS Balachandran DDGM RMC Chennai said Cyclone Mandous crossed the coast and is in deep depression and its strength is weakening It is moving towards the Northwest direction so areas in northwest districts will witness strong winds of 5565 kmph which will further decrease by evening to 3040 kmphThe Greater Chennai Corporation GCC today requested people to avoid going out until Cyclone Mandous weaken It is said that almost 65 trees fell in three hours and motor pumps were being used to remove water stagnation in lowlying areasThe National Disaster Response Force personnel are on standby officials said The Tamil Nadu government put out a list of helpline numbers in case of any floodrelated emergenciesThe Greater Chennai Traffic Police Saturday in a tweet announced that vehicular movement along the East Coast Road ECR resumed at 6 am The stretch had been closed since 10 pm last night due to the cycloneIn Photos Cyclone Mandous triggers heavy rainfall in Tamil NaduThe Dindigul Collector declared a holiday on Saturday for schools and colleges in Sirumalai and KodaikanalThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever