Cyclone Nivar live updates | Nivar now a ‘severe cyclonic storm’ after making landfall
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Cyclone Nivar made landfall close to Puducherry as a very extreme cyclonic storm. The landfall that began from 11.30 pm. on Wednesday evening lasted until 2.30 a.m. on Thursday.
The extreme cyclonic storm Nivar now lay centered over north coastal Tamil Nadu, about 50 km northnorthwest of Puducherry. It nonetheless maintains a wind velocity of 85 to 95 kmph because it strikes to inside areas. It would transfer northwest wards and weaken additional into a cyclonic storm throughout subsequent three hours.
Parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, together with State capital Chennai, are seeing persistent rains and robust winds, leading to property harm because of water-logging and fallen timber. Thousands of individuals have been evacutated to storm shelters throughout Tamil Nadu. Many districts in Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry have declared a vacation on November 26.
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Here are the most recent updates:
10.00 am
Delta districts heave a sigh of reduction as Nivar skirts destruction
People within the delta district, notably fishermen alongside the coastal areas of the delta area, heaved a sigh of reduction on the break of daybreak on Thursday as Nivar cyclone that made a landfall within the intervening evening was not as intense as feared.
There was no life loss reported to date, and damages to livestock and bodily infrastructure had been minimal.
Many spent a sleepless evening as heavy rain lashed with sturdy winds all all through when the cyclone made a landfall. No one was allowed to enterprise out of their properties notably on the time of landfall spanning a few hours.
Many components of the districts together with Sirkazhi, Kollidam and Vaidheeswarran Kovil obtained greater than 150 mm rainfall.
Power cables had been snapped at the least in 5 locations within the district. Instances of uprooting of timber had been reported at a few locations alongside the Mayiladuthurai-Kollidam freeway.
9.00 am
Water launch from Chembarambakkam reservoir lowered
Kancheepuram collector Mageswari Ravikumar has introduced that the water launch from Chembarambakkam reservoir has been lowered significantly to 1,500 cusecs round 7.30 a.m. on Thursday as rains have receded. The sluices gates of RedHills reservoir will not be opened on Thursday as it might take one other two days to succeed in the utmost water degree, famous officers of Water Resources Department.
8.30 am
Nivar stays a extreme cyclonic storm after making landfall
Cyclone Nivar made landfall close to Puducherry, south of Chennai as a very extreme cyclonic storm. The landfall that began from 11.30 pm. on Wednesday evening lasted until 2.30 a.m. on Thursday.
In the method of landfall, it dumped extraordinarily heavy rainfall in coastal areas. Puducherry obtained the very best of 30 cm rains adopted by Cuddalore 27 cm and Chidambaram 13 cm. Rains lashed many locations in and round Chennai too. While Nungambakkam recorded 11 cm, Poonamallee and Taramani obtained 10 cm until 6.30 a.m. on Thursday.
The extreme cyclonic storm Nivar now lay centered over north coastal Tamil Nadu, about 50 km northnorthwest of Puducherry. It nonetheless maintains a wind velocity of 85 to 95 kmph because it strikes to inside areas. It would transfer northwest wards and weaken additional into a cyclonic storm throughout subsequent three hours.
Places like Ambur, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore and Arani could expertise squally winds with a velocity of fifty kmph. In Chennai, rains could proceed and winds might be sturdy for subsequent six hours, based on the Meteorological Department.
7.30 am
Chennai airport to stay closed for operations until 9 a.m.
The official Twitter deal with of AAI Chennai Airport mentioned “The closure of #AAI #Chennaiairport due to #CycloneNivar stands extended till 0900hrs of 26.11.2020, on assessing the prevailing climatic conditions and taking passenger safety as top priority. The inconvenience caused is deeply regretted.”
The Chennai airport had suspended home, worldwide and cargo operations from 7 p.m. on Wednesday until 7 a.m. on Thursday within the wake of Cyclone Nivar.
Airports Authority of India (AAI) officers mentioned the choice was taken contemplating the security of the passengers.
7.00 am
One killed, many injured as Nivar makes landfall in Puducherry
According to the police, a 47-year-old lady died when her home collapsed at Konur close to Villupuram. The home collapsed because of the heavy rain earlier than the direct landfall of the cyclone occurred, police mentioned. Her husband, who was additionally trapped, was rescued and is now present process remedy at a authorities hospital within the district.
Two individuals sustained minor accidents close to Nettapakkam in Puducherry when their home collapsed early morning. They had been handled on the Primary Heath Centre and discharged.
One aged lady with a youngster was rescued from Rainbow Nagar in Puducherry after their home obtained inundated.
More than 10 timber obtained uprooted within the city and East Coast Road in Puducherry. Power provide in a number of components of the U.T. remained disrupted from Wednesday 11 a.m. According to an Electricity Department official, provide can be restored solely after the wind stops.
Early stories recommend not a lot harm in Cuddalore district, aside from incidents of timber falling.
6.30 am
Rainfall more likely to proceed in Tamil Nadu
Deputy Director General of Meteorology, Chennai, S Balachandran mentioned rainfall is more likely to proceed in Tamil Nadu. “The storm now lies inside the land area. There will, however, be rainfall and strong winds as well,” he advised PTI. In the subsequent six hours, the extreme cyclonic storm will additional weaken, he mentioned.
According to IMD tweet, the quantity of rainfall throughout 08:30 a.m. of twenty fifth Novemeber 25 and 02:30 a.m. of November 26:
- Nagapatnam-63 mm
- Karaikal-86 mm
- Cuddalore-246 mm
- Puducherry – 237 mm
- Chennai – 89 mm
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