Cyclone Mandous kills 5, snaps power, uproots hundreds of trees
The HinduCyclone Mandous that crossed the north Tamil Nadu coast near Mamallapuram during early hours of Saturday with fierce winds and heavy downpour, claimed five lives, uprooted about 500 trees and caused power disruptions till Saturday afternoon in many areas in the city. Heavy rains pounded several areas in north Tamil Nadu and particularly in and around Chennai that came under the cyclone’s track. The system weakened into a well-marked low pressure area over north interior Tamil Nadu on Saturday evening. While rain intensity largely reduced over north coastal areas on Saturday, places like Vellore ; Tirupattur ; Dharmapuri ; Kalavai in Ranipet district between 8.30 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. On Sunday, light to moderate rains may continue over many places with isolated heavy rains over 12 districts.