Earlier on Thursday, the deep depression intensified into a cyclone and has been christened ‘Dithwa’, as suggested by Yemen and it refers to the Detwah lagoon on Socotra island, known for its distinct coastal ecosystem.
Humanitarians are working to provide shelter support and have deployed rapid response teams after heavy rains flooded thousands of displaced families in Gaza, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
The 42-km-long 14 Kosi Parikrama is underway in Ayodhya with around one million devotees braving heavy rains in the city amid religious fervor and enthusiasm.
However, the red alert for the Tiruvallur, adjoining Chennai, and Ranipet districts remains with heavy rainfall forecast for nine districts, including Chennai and the neighbouring Kanchipuram and Chengalpattu districts.
The situation is dire, with two iron bridges collapsed, several roads damaged and flooded, and huge tracts of land inundated in the districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, and Alipurduar.
The cloudy sky may continue from November 21 till 24 with isolated places experiencing light rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning.
Under the influence of this system, rainfall may increase in Odisha from November 17 and continue up to November 20 with one or two places in south Odisha experiencing heavy rainfall.
Several highways have been obstructed while domestic flights have been suspended, according to the officials. The rain and flooding have hugely impacted paddy harvesting in several parts of the country.
Hyderabad, surrounding districts and some other parts of Telangana received heavy rains Monday morning and the authorities went on high alert in view of warning by India Meteorological Department (IMD) that heavy to very heavy rains are likely.
Kolkata as well as several districts and submerged due to heavy rains.
