Cyclonic storm Mandous is around 500 km east-southeast of Karaikal and 580 km southeast of Chennai since Thursday early morning, December 8. Light rains is most likely over locations around Chennai over the next 3 hours. Keep reading to understand who called the storm Mandous and what it suggests.
New Delhi, UPDATED: Dec 8, 2022 12: 20 IST
Cyclonic storm Mandous is anticipated to cross Puducherry around Friday midnight. (File image)
By Gautham Balaji: The deep anxiety over the south Bay of Bengal magnified into cyclonic storm Mandous around midnight on Thursday, December 8. Since Thursday early morning, Cyclone Mandous is roughly 500 km east-southeast of Karaikal and 580 km southeast of Chennai.
The name was offered when the cyclonic blood circulation was anticipated to most likely relocation northwest and progress into an anxiety over the southeast Bay of Bengal. Windspeeds over the south Bay of Bengal are most likely to reach over 90 kmph due to the consistent development of cyclonic storm Mandous.
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The name “Mandous” was provided to the storm when it was just a well-marked location over the Andaman Sea and the adjacent Bay of Bengal. It was called Mandous by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Mandous, in Arabic, indicates “treasure box.”
According to the most recent info by the Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, the cyclonic storm Mandous is anticipated to cross north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and the adjacent south Andhra Pradesh coast around midnight on Friday, December 9.
RESCUE & & RELIEF MEASURES SETUP
As an outcome, 6 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) groups were released in Tamil Nadu in Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Cuddalore, Myladuthurai and Chennai. 3 groups of NDRF have actually been released in Puducherry and Karaikal.
Teams from the Army and Navy rescue & & relief, in addition to ships and airplane, are on standby for Andhra Pradesh. The coast guard has actually likewise looked out to be on standby with their vessels. These groups will supposedly be triggered as and when the AP state federal government requests for them.
Edited By:
Gautham Balaji
Published On:
Dec 8, 2022