Chennai (Tamil Nadu): The December deluge is back in Chennai as rains pounded the city and nearby districts due to Cyclone Michaung following which normal life was thrown out of gear. Several flights were also affected. Several vehicles were submerged in the rainwater. Cyclone Michaung is likely to cross the coast in Andhra Pradesh on December 5.
Low-lying areas and many residential parts witnessed inundation here, even as civic agency personnel were involved in clearing the stagnant water. Several areas in the city saw power outages and internet disruption as torrential rains accompanied by squally winds continued to lash the region.
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#UPDATE | Airfield closed for arrival and departure operations till 2300 hrs IST today due to severe weather conditions.#ChennaiRains #CycloneMichuang #ChennaiAirport@AAI_Official | @MoCA_GoI | @pibchennai
— Chennai (MAA) Airport (@aaichnairport) December 4, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">#UPDATE | Airfield closed for arrival and departure operations till 2300 hrs IST today due to severe weather conditions.#ChennaiRains #CycloneMichuang #ChennaiAirport@AAI_Official | @MoCA_GoI | @pibchennai
— Chennai (MAA) Airport (@aaichnairport) December 4, 2023#UPDATE | Airfield closed for arrival and departure operations till 2300 hrs IST today due to severe weather conditions.#ChennaiRains #CycloneMichuang #ChennaiAirport@AAI_Official | @MoCA_GoI | @pibchennai
— Chennai (MAA) Airport (@aaichnairport) December 4, 2023
The Chennai airport operations will remain suspended till 11 am. Sources said that as many as 70 flights arriving to and departing from the airport were cancelled owing to non-stop rains.