Cyclone Michaung headed for Tamil Nadu, Andhra coasts; IMD issues ‘orange’ alert

Light to moderate rainfall is forecast over Karaikal, Puducherry, Mahe, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu during the next two days.

On Thursday, the IMD said the prevailing low pressure system will intensify into a depression as it moves west-northwestwards along southeast Bay of Bengal. (Representational/File)

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Coastal districts along north Tamil Nadu and neighbouring southern Andhra Pradesh are bracing for cyclone Michaung early next week.

The cyclone is expected to touch the eastern coast during the early hours of Monday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is yet to share the exact location of the landfall.

The IMD has issued an ‘orange’ alert over Tamil Nadu, coastal and interior Andhra Pradesh for Sunday and Monday, as the cyclone approaches closer to the coast. Enhanced rainfall, squally winds and rough sea conditions will prevail over the southwest Bay of Bengal during the next four days, the Met department said.

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On Thursday, the IMD said the prevailing low pressure system will intensify into a depression as it moves west-northwestwards along southeast Bay of Bengal.

Light to moderate rainfall is forecast over Karaikal, Puducherry, Mahe, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu during the next two days.

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