Sri Lanka Battered by Cyclone
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IMD said that “the minimum distance of the centre of the cyclone from north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts is about 80 km.”
The IMD has warned that the cyclone will come within 60 km, 50 km, and 25 km of the Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coastline by midnight today, early morning, and evening of tomorrow, respectively. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is predicted at several places.
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