As per India Meteorological Department (IMD), Coastal Andhra Pradesh and North Tamil Nadu are expected to receive heavy rainfall on 16th and 17th December due to a severe cyclone Phethai which is heading towards coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The Deep depression over southeast Bay of Bengal is moving northwestward and it could intensify and turn into a cyclonic storm. Earlier Cyclone Gaza caused massive destruction in Tamil Nadu coastal areas. This is the fourth cyclone to hit the eastern coast this season.