Heavy rains lash TN Puducherry as cyclonic storm Burevi nears

Chennai, Dec 3 (PTI) Heavy rains lashed several parts of
Tamil Nadu and Puducherry starting from last night as Cyclonic
storm 'Burevi' is all set to cross south Tamil Nadu coast
between Pamban and Kanyakumari, the India Meteorological
Department said on Thursday.
The storm over north Sri Lanka with a wind speed of 70-
80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph would be centered very close to
Pamban around noon today, the department said.
"It would then move nearly westsouthwestwards across
Pamban area by afternoon and cross south Tamilnadu coast
between Pamban and Kanniyakumari," the IMD said on its twitter
handle.
Under the influence of the weather system, regions
including those falling under the Cauvery delta zone like
Kodavasal in Tiruvarur district, Nagapattinam, Vedaranyam,
Karaikal, Tiruthuraipoondi and Mudukulatur in Ramanathapuram
received rainfall between nine cm and a maximum of 20 cm since
last night and till this morning.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the Modi
government is committed to provide all possible help to the
people of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in the wake ofBurevi's
impending landfall along the southern coast. PTI VGN
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