Vardah Severe Cyclonic Storm

No flight on Monday landed or took off from Chennai Airport as NOTAM (notice to airmen) was issued this morning as the severe cyclonic storm 'Vardah', the most intense to have hit the Tamil Nadu capital in two decades, made a landfall near the city.

SriLankan Airlines today said all its Chennai-bound flights were cancelled till tomorrow morning after authorities issued a red alert due to severe cyclonic storm Vardah, which made a landfall in Tamil Nadu.

Government has taken all precautions for the safety of Kalpakkam nuclear power plant as Tamil Nadu faces a severe cyclonic storm Vardah today.

Over 9,400 people living along the Bay of Bengal coast in SPS Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh were today evacuated to relief camps amid heavy rains due to the influence of severe cyclonic storm Vardah.

Chennai and its suburbs continue to receive rains since Sunday night with severe cyclonic storm set to cross close to the coast in Chennai on Monday afternoon, said weather department.

Heavy rains coupled with squally winds today lashed the northern coastal districts of Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, as very severe cyclonic storm 'Vardah' was expected to make landfall this afternoon.

Cyclonic storm Vardah, which was earlier expected to weaken considerably, may not see its intensity going down when it makes landfall near Chennai today. According to the Cyclone Warning Division of the India Meteorological Department, (IMD), Vardah, which is currently, a very severe cyclonic storm, will weaken, but only to a severe cyclonic storm....

The name of severe cyclonic storm 'Vardah', which has made landfall, hitting the coast 60 km from Chennai, has been given by Pakistan. 'Vardah' means 'red rose'.

No flight on Monday landed or took off from Chennai Airport as NOTAM (notice to airmen) was issued this morning as the severe cyclonic storm 'Vardah', the most intense to have hit the Tamil Nadu capital in two decades, made a landfall near the city.

SriLankan Airlines today said all its Chennai-bound flights were cancelled till tomorrow morning after authorities issued a red alert due to severe cyclonic storm Vardah, which made a landfall in Tamil Nadu.

Government has taken all precautions for the safety of Kalpakkam nuclear power plant as Tamil Nadu faces a severe cyclonic storm Vardah today.

Over 9,400 people living along the Bay of Bengal coast in SPS Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh were today evacuated to relief camps amid heavy rains due to the influence of severe cyclonic storm Vardah.

Chennai and its suburbs continue to receive rains since Sunday night with severe cyclonic storm set to cross close to the coast in Chennai on Monday afternoon, said weather department.

Heavy rains coupled with squally winds today lashed the northern coastal districts of Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, as very severe cyclonic storm 'Vardah' was expected to make landfall this afternoon.

Cyclonic storm Vardah, which was earlier expected to weaken considerably, may not see its intensity going down when it makes landfall near Chennai today. According to the Cyclone Warning Division of the India Meteorological Department, (IMD), Vardah, which is currently, a very severe cyclonic storm, will weaken, but only to a severe cyclonic storm....

The name of severe cyclonic storm 'Vardah', which has made landfall, hitting the coast 60 km from Chennai, has been given by Pakistan. 'Vardah' means 'red rose'.