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With no respite from the cold wave, at least 16 places in Odisha registered sub-10 degree temperature.

G. Udaygiri in Kandhamal district recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 5 degrees yesterday.

G. Udaygiri in Kandhamal district recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 8 degrees Celsius on Sunday night. The Twin Cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar recorded a minimum temperature of 13.5 degrees C, said IMD.

As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), G Udaygiri in Kandhamal recorded a minimum temperature of 9.4 degree Celsius on Monday. Kirei in Sundargarh also recorded a minimum temperature of 9.5 degrees.

The IMD informed that several parts of Odisha are likely to experience light to moderate fog in the next couple of days.

The current night temperature is 2 to 3 degrees more than normal due to cloud in the skies. However, it will drop further after the skies get clear.

The forecast indicates that the intensity and frequency of cold waves are expected to be lower than usual in the majority of north, northwest, central, east, and northeast India.

As per IMD, light to moderate rainfall at many places with isolated heavy rainfall is likely over north coastal Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh today.

Several pockets of Chennai are completely flooded after heavy rains due to cyclone Michaung. As per reports, south Chennai and north Chennai are among the worst-affected areas.

The Severe Cyclonic Storm Michaung weakened into a deep depression on Tuesday night as it made its way through north Andhra Pradesh to Southern Odisha.

These visuals are from AGS Colony in Velachery of Chennai. Several streets have been submerged after intense rainfall under the influence of cyclone Michaung. Rescue ops are underway with the help of boats.

“The system is moving at around 11kmph towards north and has laid centrerd over north-east Telangana and south-west Odisha border. It is likely to move more towards Chhattisgarh and weaken into a Low Pressure," the IMD said.

The deep depression will further weaken into a depression over a few hours from now, informed the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for the Andhra Pradesh coast as the severe cyclonic storm Michaung was expected to move nearly northwards and cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast close to Bapatla today.

During the landfall process, the severe cyclonic storm is likely to pass with a maximum sustained wind speed of 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph.