Heavy rain with wind..bus stop, police booth completely shaken in Chennai
Tamil Nadu: While it is raining heavily in Chennai, ground winds are also blowing. It has been raining since midnight. A bus stop near Chennai Nandanam Metro Station shook and collapsed amid the rain. Fortunately there were no casualties as there were no passengers there. Similarly, a police booth has completely collapsed in Chennai Marina due to stormy winds.
According to the Chennai Meteorological Department, Cyclone Fenchal will hit between Karaikal and Mamallapuram this evening. As the storm is approaching the coast, heavy rains are falling in the northern districts. Rainfall, which started last night, is also occurring in the capital Chennai. Despite a short break in between, due to continuous heavy rains, rainwater has accumulated in many areas of Chennai, trees have fallen in some places due to increased wind speed. Vehicles can be seen moving in waterlogged areas. Train services affected due to heavy rains. According to the Meteorological Department, when the storm crosses the coast, strong winds will blow and the speed will be 90 kilometers per hour.
A red alert has been issued today as winds may blow at a speed of 90 kmph and heavy rains of more than 20 cm may occur. Due to strong winds, orders were given to remove dangerous advertising banners, their frames and name boards of shops across Chennai. Meanwhile, the roof of the bus stand near Nandanam Metro Station in Chennai collapsed completely, there were no passengers at the time when the roof of the bus stand collapsed. As a result, no passenger suffered any harm. At the same time, a police booth has collapsed on Chennai Marina Beach due to storm and rain. This police booth was located at the junction of Loop Road with Marina Service Road behind Marina Lighthouse.
This police booth collapsed along with the cage due to strong winds this evening. The booth collapsed due to the wind blowing on the beach. The public is not allowed in the beach area as the storm is moving towards the coast today. As a result, there was no one there when the police booth collapsed, so there was no damage.
