Heavy rains and strong winds from a severe cyclonic storm have been battering India's southern coast with reports that several people have died. Thousands of people living in low lying areas have been evacuated in the states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.

At least two people have been killed due to severe weather as two states in southern India brace for Cyclone Michaung. The “severe cyclonic storm” is expected to make landfall on the coast of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday morning,

Rains lashed southern India's city of Chennai on Monday ahead of the landfall of a powerful cyclone, with a crocodile spotted swimming the streets and cars floating away.Tamil Nadu government official Supriya Sahu warned people not to approach a crocodile,