Cyclone Michaung: Chennai airport resumes operations after being shut for hours

Chennai airport, one of the busiest airports in the country resumed operations on Tuesday morning after being shut for hours due to Cyclone Michaung.

"Airfield closed for arrival and departure operations till 0900 hrs IST tomorrow due to adverse weather conditions," said Chennai airport on social media platform X on Monday.

At least eight people have lost their lives while multiple roads and subways are closed due to waterlogging in the wake of the Severe Cyclonic Storm 'Michaung', which is expected to make landfall on the southern coast of Andhra Pradesh between Nellore and Machilipatnam today.


Cyclone Michaung is expected to hit the coast of Andhra Pradesh the weather office said, gusting in with winds of up to 110 kph (70 mph).

Parts of the state are expected to be pelted with more than 200 mm (8 inches) of rain over the next 24 hours, the weather office said, and at least 8,000 people have been evacuated.

A 4-year-old boy died in Tirupati district after a wall fell, C Nagaraju, executive director of the state's disaster management authority said.

Earlier, photos in media showed grounded planes with submerged wheels. The rains and winds also snapped power lines and uprooted trees, officials said.

In December 2015, floods in Tamil Nadu killed at least 290 people and caused widespread damage.

(With inputs from agencies)