What's happening in the South of India is quite worrisome, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are on high alert with severe storm.

Cyclone Michaung has already created havoc in Chennai, with five people dying in rain related accidents. Two people died of electrocution while one was killed after a tree fell on him in the upmarket Besant Nagar area of the city, police said as reported by media sources.

It's raining heavily along with thunderstorms in both Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, Cyclone Michaung, expected to make landfall in the next 24 hours.

In Chennai, cars were swept away as floodwater flowed through the streets, while its airport, one of the busiest in India, shut operations until Tuesday morning.

A severe cyclonic storm has the potential to cause uprooting of small and medium trees, large-scale damage to hutments and mud houses, and partial damage to telephone and electric poles.

As per IMD, The cyclone will remain severe till December 6.