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Storm Nivar over the Bay of Bengal was expected to turn into a “very severe cyclone†by Wednesday night and may cause widespread damage to crops, mud houses and electricity poles in some southern Indian states.
The storm, which is likely to have a sustained wind speed of 120 to 130 kilometres (75-81 miles) per hour, will cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts between Wednesday midnight and early hours of November 26, according to the India Meteorological Department. The wind speed may even rise to as much as 145 kilometres, it said.
Heavy rain is expected in some areas of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh for two days from Wednesday, the weather office said. The cyclone will be intense enough to damage crops, plantations, trees, mud houses and communication and electric poles, the statement said, advising fishermen to suspend their operations in the region.