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Chest-high waters surged down the streets of India's southern city Chennai on Tuesday with eight people killed in intense floods as Cyclone Michaung was set to make landfall on the southeast coast. The cyclone was forecast to hit the coast of Andhra Pradesh state later Tuesday as a "severe cyclonic storm", packing winds up to 100 kilometers (62 miles) per hour, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said. In Chennai, cars were seen floating on raging torrents, homes were flood...

Heavy rains and strong winds are battering India's southern Andhra Pradesh state as a severe cyclonic storm makes landfall.

Schools will remain closed in Chennai, Kanchipuram, Chengalpet, Thiruvallur districts tomorrow. The Odisha govt too has announced holiday for educational institutes tomorrow

Cyclone Michaung: IndiGo said the affected passengers will be offered a waiver on cancellation and rescheduling of flights.  Air India also waived rescheduling charges for yesterday and todays flights.

Heavy rains continue to lash several parts of Andhra Pradesh as the severe cyclonic storm Michaung looming over the Bay of Bengal sea close to Andhra Pradesh and adjoining Tamil Nadu coasts is moving closer by the hour to its landfall area.

Thousands have been evacuated in southern India as Cyclone Michaung courses through two states.

The state government has issued alerts for eight districts -- Tirupati, Nellore, Prakasam, Bapatla, Krishna, West Godavari, Konaseema and Kakinada. CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has directed NDRF officials and relief to be on high alert for taking up relief measures.

Chennai Airport, briefly shut down due to heavy rains causing flooding and waterlogging, has resumed operations. Air Traffic Management (ATM) is prioritizing departures to manage the backlog of stranded passengers.

The IMD reported, "The system is likely to move nearly northwards and cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast close to Bapatla during the next 2 hours as a severe Cyclonic Storm."

About 9,500 people are being sheltered in 211 relief camps in Tirupati, Nellore, Prakasam, Bapatla, Krishna, West Godavari, Konaseema and Kakinada districts.