The regional meteorological office said the very severe cyclonic storm ‘Thane’ over southwest Bay of Bengal slightly moved westward and lay centered at about 180 km east of Puducherry, 180 km southeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and 400 km north-northeast of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka). Here, people watch high waves at the beach in Puducherry on Thursday. Photo: T. Singaravelou
People watch high waves at the beach in Puducherry on Thursday. North Tamil Nadu and Puducherry could experience extremely heavy rainfall of 25 cm, while isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall would occur over south coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalseema, the Met Department said. Photo: T. Singaravelou
