Cyclone Ditwah: Three killed as Tamil Nadu receives heavy rainfall

According to the IMD, at 8.30 am Sunday, the cyclone was located about 180 km south-southeast of Chennai and about 110 km southeast of Puducherry.

The IMD said the cyclone will not make landfall on the Indian landmass, but will move northwards and remain centred over the southwest Bay of Bengal. “It is very likely to move nearly northwards parallel to the north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts during the next 24 hours,” the IMD said.

Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district remained on ‘red’ alert, with the IMD warning very heavy rainfall, even as much of the state’s north coast remains under an ‘orange’ alert.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reviewed the preparedness of Southern Railway.

Meanwhile, Indian Air Force and NDRF personnel continued to assist authorities in Sri Lanka, where the cyclone killed over 330 people before moving ahead.

IAF helicopters undertook a hybrid rescue mission to extricate stranded passengers, including from India, Germany, Slovenia, the UK and South Africa, from a restricted zone.
— With PTI  inputs

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