On Monday night, authorities in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, said six people in the city had died as the impending storm unleashed rains that caused trees to topple and walls to collapse, and submerged roads and cars in knee-deep waters.

Cyclone Michaung hit the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu state Tuesday afternoon, bringing damaging winds and torrential rain to the country's eastern coast where nine people died, officials said.

Cyclone Michaung has made landfall between Nellore and Kavali in Andhra Pradesh, the state chief minister's office said. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had said that the storm will have wind speeds up to 110km/h (68mph),

Cyclone Michaung makes landfall on India’s southern coastal states as nine dead in major flooding - More than 9000 people on storms path have been evacuated as coast areas breace for heavy rains

A day before cyclone Michaung is set to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast, rain wrecked havoc in Chennai and neighbouring areas on Monday. Extremely heavy rain pounded the Tamil Nadu capital, bringing air,