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Southern districts of Odisha and eastern Telangana continue to be on alert.

While the intensity of the rain due to Cyclone Michaung reduced to some extent, necessities, and most importantly help from the Tamil Nadu government, is yet to reach several pockets of Chennai and its neighbouring areas.

Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy Monday held a meeting with district collectors of Tirupati, Nellore, Prakasam, Bapatla, Krishna, West Godavari, Konaseema, and Kakinada to review cyclone preparedness.

The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange warning for the coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, including Chennai and its neighboring areas, cautioning about upcoming heavy rainfall. The low-pressure area over the Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining South Andaman Sea has shifted west-northwestwards and is currently situated over the Southeast Bay of Bengal. It is expected to continue its west-northwestward movement, likely intensifying into a Depression within the next 24 hours and later as a cyclonic storm

The IMD on Sunday evening warned that cyclone Asani is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over the next 6 hours.