CHENNAI: Two persons were killed as heavy rains accompanied by high velocity winds today pounded the city and coastal districts of north Tamil Nadu due to severe cyclonic storm Vardah which made landfall near Chennai uprooting hundreds of trees, disrupting land and air transport and throwing normal life out of gear.
"The landfall process of cyclone Vardah has begun," the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
According to M Mohapatra, Additional Director General (Services) of IMD, the eye of the Cyclone is 20 kms off Chennai.
The wind speed near Chennai 90-100 kmph. Heavy rains and storm surge is expected. Landfall process has commenced at 2 PM. The cyclone will cross between 2-5 PM.
Power supply was suspended in many parts.
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