Michaung Cyclone Intensifies; Eight Dead as India Braces for Landfall

Heavy rain and strong winds claimed several lives even before cyclone Michaung reached full force, with authorities warning that it could make landfall along India’s east coast in Andhra Pradesh within hours. Police sources confirmed at least eight fatalities as the system intensified overnight, underscoring the danger posed by storm surge, downed trees, and flooded roads. In the city of Chennai, eight deaths were recorded, including a man aged fifty who succumbed to electrocution in the wake of the storm, along with multiple other electrocution incidents and weather-related collapses. The Greater Chennai Police issued an official statement detailing the widespread impact across the metropolitan area and its surroundings.