Cyclone Michaung has created havoc in the lives of people living in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, and things are slowly getting back to normalcy.

Residents in parts of Chennai continue to grapple with stagnant water that receded only slightly and continued power outages on Wednesday.

Multiple state and central agencies threw themselves into relief and rescue operations in inundated suburbs such as Tambaram and Velachery through the day, but three more people were found dead under the debris of a private building in Chennai that collapsed on Tuesday, taking the death toll up to at least 20.

There were heavy rains in parts of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday such as Virudhunagar, Dindigul and Sivaganga, but officials said that there was no further damage, the cyclone had weakened, and the worst was now over.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) director general Mrityunjay Mohapatra said that Michaung, which made landfall in coastal Andhra Pradesh at 2 pm on Tuesday, had weakened into a deep depression by midnight. “Today, that depression further weakened and by the afternoon became a well-marked pressure area,” he said as reported by HindustanTimes.

The rescue teams and operation was a joint effort from everyone. Rescue teams from the NDRF, SDRF and civic agencies ushered those stranded to higher ground with food packets still needing to be distributed. Helicopters from the Indian Air Force were also pressed into service, air-dropping relief material in parts of the city that remained hard to reach.

Chief minister MK Stalin wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking a grant of interim relief of ₹5,060 crore, and asked for a central team to survey the damage caused by the cyclone. In the letter that will be handed over to the Prime Minister by DMK member of Parliament TR Baalu, Stalin detailed the damage caused by unprecedented rains triggered by the cyclone. “The damage is especially severe in areas under the corporation of Chennai. Infrastructure such as roads, bridges, and public buildings have suffered severe damage. The livelihood of lakhs of people has been affected,” he wrote.