The ‘severe’ cyclone is predicted to make landfall on the coast of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, India’s climate workplace says.

At least two folks have been killed attributable to extreme climate as two states in southern India brace for Cyclone Michaung.

The “severe cyclonic storm” is predicted to make landfall on the coast of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday morning, with sustained winds of 90-100km/h (56-62mph), gusting to 110km/h (68mph), India’s meteorological division mentioned on Monday.

Government authorities in Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring Tamil Nadu have begun evacuating 1000’s of individuals residing in coastal areas and issued warnings to fishermen to not enterprise out to sea.

Two folks have been killed when a wall collapsed due to heavy rain within the Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu state, the joint director of the state catastrophe administration division, C Muthukumaran, informed the Reuters information company.

Images on social media confirmed a number of areas of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, submerged in knee-deep water and vehicles being swept away attributable to floods within the area.

The Tamil Nadu authorities has introduced the closure of instructional establishments and authorities places of work in Chennai and different districts on Tuesday.

The Chennai airport, one of many busiest within the nation, has additionally shut down as a result of extreme climate. Several trains passing via Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh have been cancelled or delayed.

VIDEO | Runway at Chennai Airport inundated amid incessant rainfall within the metropolis, triggered by Cyclone Michaung.

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Parts of Andhra Pradesh have been more likely to get greater than 200mm (8 inches) of rain over the following 24 hours, India’s climate workplace mentioned.

Authorities within the state had evacuated almost 7,000 folks in eight coastal districts and have been making ready to evacuate a complete of 28,000, relying on the cyclone’s path and severity, a senior official within the state’s catastrophe administration division informed Reuters.

At least 800 folks have been evacuated so removed from Bapatla, the coastal city in Andhra Pradesh the place the cyclone is predicted to make landfall, mentioned P Ranjit Basha, district collector of Bapatla.