Amid Mandous alerts, NDRF is on standby in Chennai

09 Dec 2022

The National Disaster Response Force team was kept on standby in Chennai because of cyclone Mandous. The teams of NDRF are ready with equipment to take note of any untoward incident.Talking about the arrangements Sandeep Kumar Sub-Inspector NDRF said, "NDRF is ready to face the Mandous Cyclone situation in Chennai....

Schools shut in Sri Lanka as Mandous cyclonic storm raises pollution

09 Dec 2022

High air pollution levels forced the closure of schools across Sri Lanka on Friday as a Mandous cyclonic storm swept by its coast, bringing heavy rain and gusts. It is expected to make landfall on India's southeast coast at around midnight. As cyclone "Mandous" neared, authorities despatched around 400 disaster...

IMD issues red alert in 3 Tamil Nadu districts, because of cyclone ‘Mandous’

09 Dec 2022

In view of cyclone 'Mandous' a red alert has been issued in three districts Chengalpattu, Villupuram, and Kancheepuram of Tamil Nadu. Cyclone 'Mandous' is very likely to cross the coast near Mamallapuram with a maximum sustained wind speed of 65-75 kmph gusting to 85 mph today at midnight. According to...

Indian Coast Guard rescues 20 Bangladeshi fishermen post-landfall of cyclone ‘Sitrang’

26 Oct 2022

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued 20 Bangladeshi fishermen from the sea in a coordinated search and rescue effort on October 25 after being spotted by a Coast Guard Dornier aircraft that was on a surveillance sortie following the landfall of cyclone "Sitrang." After their fishing boat capsized, these fishermen...

First post-monsoon cyclonic storm is expected to form over the Bay of Bengal by the weekend

19 Oct 2022

The first post-monsoon cyclonic storm is expected to form over the west-central Bay of Bengal around the weekend and will impact the coasts of north Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The cyclone will be named Sitrang once it has formed. According to...