Severe Cyclonic Storm “Michaung” was a moderate tropical cyclone which formed in the Bay of Bengal during Nov’2023. On December 4, this cyclone reached to its peak intensity as it approached the coast of Tamil Nadu with wind speed of 110 kilometres per hour. On December 5, the storm made landfall between Nellore and Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh.

19 NDRF teams were deployed for rescue works in this Severe Cyclonic Storm at Thiruvallur & Chennai districts of the state of Tamilnadu. The teams conducted recce in vulnerable areas, assisted State Administration in Cyclone Awareness campaign and conducted rescue Ops, in which NDRF evacuated 6271 persons, 62 Livestocks, retrieved 05 dead bodies and removed 31 uprooted trees.