By Uditha Jayasinghe, Bharath Rajeswaran
Sri Lanka and India are preparing for the effects of the storm as India’s weather service warned that low-lying coastal areas of north Tamil Nadu and adjoining Puducherry might be flooded by a storm surge of roughly 0.5 meters above the high waves caused by Mandous’s impending landfall. This is because it is predicted that Mandous will make landfall there.
As the storm drew pollution from neighbouring India, the sky grew gloomy with occasional rain in Colombo, the commercial hub of Sri Lanka, and other towns, leading health officials to urge youngsters and the elderly to stay inside. High levels of air pollution have resulted in the closure of schools throughout Sri Lanka as a cyclone approaches the island nation’s coast, bringing with it heavy rain and gusts before it makes landfall in India’s south-eastern coastal region.
Cyclone Mandous was getting closer, so the government of Tamil Nadu state despatched roughly 400 disaster aid workers there. They also warned residents to stock up on necessities and be ready to seek shelter when the storm got closer.
According to the Andhra Pradesh Meteorological Department (IMD), severe to very heavy rainfall was anticipated in such places as well as farther north along the coastlines of the state of Andhra Pradesh. It issued a warning that coastal villages were at risk of suffering damage to electricity and communication cables, as well as buildings made of thatch or mud.
It is expected that the air quality would improve on a weekend as the cyclone departs from Sri Lanka, according to a statement released by the research and development institution.
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