Situation Update No. 2

Posted:2011-12-29, 04:33:50 [UTC]

Ref.no.: TC-20111229-33576-IND

Situation Update No. 2
On 2011-12-30 at 20:02:18 [UTC]

Event: Tropical Storm
Location: India MultiStates States of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

Number of Deads: 33 person(s)

Situation:

Cyclone Thane ripped through coastal districts in southern India Friday, killing at least 33 people and damaging thousands of homes. The storm over the Bay of Bengal made landfall between Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu state and the federally administered territory of Pondicherry Friday morning, the Indian Meteorological Department said. Large areas were flooded, trees and power lines were uprooted and transportation was disrupted after heavy rains and winds with speeds up to 140 kilometres per hour. Twenty-one people died in Cuddalore – either crushed under collapsed houses and fallen trees, or electrocuted by downed wires, officials told the IANS news agency. Five people died in three other districts of Tamil Nadu, while seven people were killed in Pondicherry, which was cut off from neighbouring areas as trees blocked key highways. Heavy rains also lashed Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, about 180 kilometres north of Cuddalore. Cuddalore was the worst-hit region as badly damaged roads made it difficult for disaster management teams to reach fishing villages. An estimated 5,000 fishermen homes were damaged in the region.

In Pondicherry, thatched huts and slums were destroyed. ‘We don’t know what is happening in the outside world. Even mobile phone signals are not proper. All we hear is the howling of fierce wind. Many trees have fallen down,’ Pondicherry resident S Ravikumar told IANS. As 1.5-metre-high waves lashed the shore, fishermen were advised not to venture into the rough sea. Train operations in the region were suspended, and thousands of people living in low-lying areas were evacuated to 49 cyclone shelters, IANS reported. Crops on about 25,000 acres of land in the Cauvery delta region are estimated to have been damaged by the cyclonic winds. Later Thursday, the meterological department withdrew its cyclone warning and said the storm had ‘weakened rapidly into a deep depression.’ It warned, however, that there would be ‘heavy to very heavy’ rains accompanied by fierce winds in parts of Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, and the other southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala until Saturday morning. Cyclones that form frequently over the Bay of Bengal bring widespread destruction and flooding to India’s southern and eastern coasts. In 2010, 27 people died when Andhra Pradesh was battered by Cyclone Laila. More than 1,600 people were killed as storms hit Andhra Pradesh in November 1996.

Source:  RSOE EDIS ALERTMAIL

Situation Update No. 1

Posted:2011-12-29, 04:33:50 [UTC]

Ref.no.: TC-20111229-33576-IND

Situation Update No. 1
On 2011-12-30 at 09:55:12 [UTC]

Event: Tropical Storm
Location: India MultiStates States of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

Number of Deads: 6 person(s)

Situation:

The very severe cyclonic storm, ‘Thane’, today crossed the Tamil Nadu coast, leaving six persons dead and causing extensive damage to Cuddalore and the neighbouring Union Territory of Puduchery which remained cut-off from the nearby districts of the state. Five persons died in Cuddalore in incidents of wall collapse and electrocution, officials said. A 45-year old man of Vanarampet village in Puducherry died in house collapse. Train services from southern Tamil Nadu were hit as many of them ran late or were stopped in the nearby station while flights to international destinations by private carriers including to Kuwait and Malaysia from Chennai were cancelled. Puduchery District Collector S B Deepak Kumar told PTI that rescue operations were in full swing in the union territory. Uprooted trees were being removed from the roads. The regional weather office here said, “The very severe cyclonic storm ‘THANE’ over southwest Bay of Bengal moved further westward and crossed north Tamil Nadu coast between Cuddalore and Puducherry between 6.30 and 7.30 AM today.”

It had now weakened into a severe cyclonic storm and lay about 30 km west of Cuddalore and 35 km southwest of Puduchery, it said, adding wind speeds of upto 140 kph was recorded during this period. “Under the influence of this system, rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at a few places would occur over north coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry during next 12 hours and over north interior Tamil Nadu during next 24 hours,” a weather bulletin said. Further, isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall would occur over south coastal Andhra Pradesh during next 12 hours and over Rayalseema, north Kerala and south Karnataka during the next 24 hours. Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu was the most affected, with damaged roads rendering it difficult for rescue teams including those from National Disaster Response Force and Fire and Rescue Services to reach the cyclone hit fishing hamlets. District Collector Amuthavalli said even as communication lines remained affected, over 5000 houses of fishermen had been damaged. An official said around 400 trees had been uprooted on the Cuddalore-Chidambaram road, resulting in suspension of vehicular movement.

Source:  RSOE EDIS ALERTMAIL

Situation Update No. 18

Posted:2011-12-10, 05:19:08 [UTC]

Ref.no.: CW-20111210-33346-IND

Situation Update No. 18
On 2011-12-31 at 06:55:26 [UTC]

Event: Cold Wave
Location: India MultiStates States of Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Punjab and Haryana

Number of Deads: 135 person(s)

Situation:

Biting cold, which has already claimed 135 lives so far, made a comeback in north India on Friday with minimum temperatures dropping at most places. A chilly morning greeted Delhiites with the minimum temperature settling at 6.6°Celsius even as dense fog hit flight operations at the airport here. The minimum was recorded at 6.6°Celsius, one degree below normal, while the maximum at 22.3°C was two notches above average for this time of the season. More than 40 domestic and international flights have been delayed from the IGI Airport here, while nine arriving and departing flights were cancelled. The visibility at the runway dropped to 50 metres as a result no flights could take off since 6 am. The minimum visibility is 125 metres and 150 metres for various categories of aircraft. Rajasthan reeled under severe cold with Churu the coldest in the desert state with a minimum of 1.6°Celsius. While Sriganganagar recorded 2°Celsius, Pilani recorded a low of 2.3°C. Bikaner registered a minimum of 4.8°C, the MeT department said here. Vanasthali and Jaisalmer recorded a minimum temperature of 5.1°C and 6.9°Celsius respectively.

Source:  RSOE EDIS ALERTMAIL

Source:  RSOE EDIS ALERTMAIL

Source:  RSOE EDIS ALERTMAIL