What is Cyclone Mandous? Check all details here

Dec 8, 2022, 13:13 IST

Tropical storm As of December 8, Mandous is roughly 500 km east-southeast of Karaikal and 580 km southeast of Chennai. Over the next three hours, there is a chance of light rain in Chennai and the surrounding areas.

What is Cyclone Mandous hitting Southern India?
What is Cyclone Mandous hitting Southern India?

According to the India Meteorological Department, a depression that has formed in the Bay of Bengal and will intensify into a cyclonic storm will cause extremely heavy rainfall in the country's southern regions (IMD).

In Tiruvallur, Chennai, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Cuddalore, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Mayiladuthurai, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, and Nagapattinam on December 8, the Regional Meteorological Center in Chennai issued an "orange" alert.

What is the Meaning of Mandous?

Cyclone Mandous is the name of the cyclonic storm that impacted the coasts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and portions of Andhra Pradesh. The United Arab Emirates gave this name, which in Arabic is translated as "treasure box," to the object. After Cyclone Sitrang, which made landfall on the Bangladesh coast in October, it will be the second tropical storm to form in the Bay of Bengal after the monsoon this year.

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What are the recent updates related to Cyclone Mandos?

On December 8, there is expected to be a lot of rain in Tiruvallur, Chennai, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Cuddalore, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Mayiladuthurai, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, and Nagapattinam.

On December 9, an orange alert was issued for the following districts: Tiruvallur, Chennai, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai, Ranipet, Vellore, Tirupattur, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, and Salem.

What precautionary measures are taken to avoid destruction from Cyclone Mandous?

In Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, and Villupuram, there are ten teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).

Three NDRF teams have also been stationed in Puducherry and Karaikal.

  • To remove water from low-lying areas, the authorities have also set up relief camps and high-power motor pumps.
  • When the cyclone passes through the coast, there will be two operational control rooms and medical facilities.
  • In addition to them, the coast guard, Indian Navy, and Indian Army relief teams have been kept on standby.

It is advised that no rumors should be believed until they come from a reliable or trustworthy source.

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FAQs

  • Who named cyclone Mandous?
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    It was named Mandous by the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
  • Where is Cyclone Mandous now?
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    At present it is at southwest Bay of Bengal, about 340 km east-northeast of Trincomalee and 470 km east-southeast of Jaffna in Sri Lanka, and 530 km east-southeast of Karaikal and 620 km southeast of Chennai.
  • Who used cyclone word first?
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    British mariner Henry Piddington,
  • Name the recent cyclone that occurred in India.
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    Cyclone Mandous

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