Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Dec 3: Cyclone Burevi, which was born out of the low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, has hit south India. Burevi will enter Kerala on Thursday December 3 as a result of which Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, which are the neighbouring states, may get rainfall for four to five days, the meteorological department said.
Some areas of Karnataka have already been getting grains while some others have cloudy atmosphere. Dakshina Kannada (DK) and Udupi districts are expected to get rain from Thursday till December 5.
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Kerala is expected to get heavy rainfall for three days from Thursday. Therefore, red alert has been sounded. The cyclone will arrive at Kerala coast today afternoon with a wind velocity of 70 to 80 km per hour. It will cross Tamil Nadu coast, the department stated. Many places like Kanyakumari, Ramanathapuram, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram etc are likely to get heavy rainfall till December 5.
The department has warned people against entering the sea as the sea will be dangerous because of the said cyclone till December 5. Red alerts have been issued at many places.