Cyclone Nivar weakens along Tamil Nadu coast |
Cyclone Nivar made landfall near Puducherry, south of Chennai as a very severe cyclonic storm. The landfall started at 11.30 pm. on the night of 25th November and lasted till 2.30 a.m. on 26th November. The severe cyclonic storm Nivar now lay cantered over north coastal Tamil Nadu, about 50 km north northwest of Puducherry. It still maintains a wind speed of 85 to 95 kmph as it moves to interior areas. Parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, including state capital Chennai, are seeing persistent rains and strong winds, resulting in property damage due to water-logging and fallen trees. Thousands of people have been evacuated to storm shelters across Tamil Nadu. Many districts in Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry has declared a holiday on the 26th of November. According to the Indian Meteorological Department, the winds are higher in the northeast sector and therefore the northeast sector from Puducherry has higher winds of 100-110 kmph. It will gradually fall to 65-75 kmph with the further northwestward movement of the system over land. The weather monitoring body also mentioned that the danger is not over yet as some part of the cyclone is still over the sea, though the center is over the land.
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