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In addition, an earthquake was reported in Nagaland, with a magnitude of 3 on the Richter scale.
The incessant rain had caused many areas in the capital city to be flooded, forcing families to leave their houses and move to relief camps.
At 8:30 am, the cyclonic storm was about 510 km southwest of Port Blair, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The cyclone is unlikely to affect the state significantly
Fishermen, operators of small ships, boats, and trawlers are advised not to venture into the southeast and adjoining central Bay of Bengal from Tuesday.
The department issued the warning in the wake of the presence of two cyclones in the South-Eastern Arabian Sea and the Central-Eastern Bay of Bengal.
The officials have also informed that a low pressure area is likely to form over Bay of Bengal by November 9 and it is likely to move towards Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coastline.
The Southwest Monsoon advanced into some parts of South Bay of Bengal, most parts of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the Andaman Sea on Monday, the IMD announced.
The cyclonic storm lay centred about 550 km southeast of Vishakhapatnam and 680 km south-southeast of Puri at 5:30 am on Monday, IMD said.
The IMD DG Mrutunjay Mohaptra has on Saturday made it clear the cyclone was unlikely to make landfall either in the coast of Odisha or Andhra Pradesh, but will move parallel to the coast in the sea.
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