From Chennai: Windy, wet and waiting for Nilam

Cyclone Nilam is moving over the southwest Bay of Bengal and gaining momentum.

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It is expected to make landfall on Wednesday evening, when it will cross north Tamil  Nadu and southern Andhra  Pradesh -- between Puducherry and Nellore.

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It is raining heavily in many places in Chennai. The city is also experiencing strong winds.

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But the bad weather has failed to deter enthusiastic revellers, who turned up at Marina beach in spite of the strong wind and rocky waves.

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Weather officials have warned fishermen not to venture out into the sea.

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The Met department has warned that Nilam will intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm.

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