Chennai is on red alert as Cyclone Ditwah’s remnants unleash heavy rains, closing schools and disrupting life. Will the city escape flooding and chaos, or is a week of storms just beginning? Read the article given below for full details.
India has completed the evacuation of all stranded Indian citizens in Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah triggered severe floods. Under ‘Operation Sagar Bandhu’, the Indian Air Force and commercial airlines coordinated multiple rescue flights from Colombo.
Cyclone Ditwah has caused heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu, resulting in three deaths and extensive crop and property damage. Two people died due to wall collapses and one due to electrocution. Over 2,300 people have been accommodated in 38 relief camps across nine districts.
After wreaking havoc in Sri Lanka, Cyclone Ditwah is now approaching south India, prompting authorities to issue alerts for Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh. As precaution, 54 flights from Chennai Airport have been cancelled and rail services disrupted.
Cyclone Ditwah is moving toward the north Tamil Nadu–Puducherry coastline, prompting a red alert for several districts. The IMD warns of extremely heavy rainfall, gale-force winds up to 90 kmph, flooding, and damage to crops and infrastructure.
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