Cyclone Mandous starts to weaken, says IMD

Cyclone “Mandous,” a powerful cyclone that made landfall along Tamil Nadu’s coasts, destroyed trees, and created flood and landfall conditions, has begun to lose strength.

“Depression (remnant of the cyclonic storm “Mandous” pronouncLow-Pressureous”) weakened into a Well-Marked Low-Pressure Area over north interior Tamil Nadu and neighbourhood,” India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a statement on Sunday.

The Depression, a remnant of the cyclonic storm “Mandous,” which is pronounced “Man-Dous,” was over north Tamil Nadu on Saturday evening. It had been moving almost west-southwestward for the previous six hours before it continued to diminish.

Due to Tropical Cyclone Mandous, which is presently active in the Bay of Bengal region, the KVB Puram Mandal in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati district recorded the highest 258 mm of rainfall on Saturday. The road from KVB Puram Mandal to Srikalahasti was also blocked due to heavy water flow from nearby ponds and lakes.

According to the India Meteorological Department, Chennai and several other areas of Tamil Nadu have seen heavy rain and strong winds as cyclonic storm Mandous passed across the states on Saturday after making landfall (IMD).

According to reports, Tirumala’s low-lying sections, including the temple grounds, experienced waterlogging, making it challenging for devotees, including old and disabled people, to commute from their hotels where they were staying.

At Chennai Airport, around 10 flights were also cancelled because of the unfavourable weather brought on by storm Mandous.

Mandous will start to deteriorate into a severe depression and then a depression on Saturday, according to an earlier forecast from IMD.

On Friday, Puducherry too saw severe gusts and heavy rain. Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Andhra Pradesh received red alerts as Doppler Weather Radar Karaikal and Chennai monitored the cyclone.