Foxconn and Pegatron halt Indian iPhone output due to extreme weather -sources

Chennai airport runway flooded as Cyclone Michaung nears India

CHENNAI, Dec 5 — At least four people died, factories closed and the runway of one of India’s busiest airports lay submerged due to torrential rain, as two southern states were braced on Monday for the impact of a severe cyclone. Cyclone Michaung was expected to make landfall on the coast of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh around noon on Tuesday, the country’s weather office said, with sustained winds of 90-100 kph (56-62 mph), gusti…

Cyclone Michaung: Foxconn, Pegatron halt iPhone production in Chennai

Taiwanese tech giants Foxconn and Pegatron on Monday (Dec 4) halted production of Apple iPhones at their facilities near the south Indian city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, owing to the incessant rains in the region brought by Cyclone Michaung, according to a Reuters report.   The company is yet to take a call on whether to resume production on Tuesday (Dec 5). Foxconn employs as many as 35,000 people at its factory and the halt could have serious r

Cyclone Michaung flooding inundates Chennai airport in India as cars are swept down streets

Videos from Chennai, South India, show cars being carried off and airport workers checking planes in almost knee-deep water as Cyclone Michaung bears down.

Cyclone Michaung: Chennai airport shuts operations due to heavy rain

Schools, colleges, offices and banks have been closed on Monday and Tuesday in at least four districts of Tamil Nadu including Chennai

iPhone Production At Chennai Facility Halted Due To Heavy Rains: Report

Taiwan's Foxconn and Pegatron have halted production of Apple iPhones at their factories near Chennai because of heavy rains, sources close to the matter said on Monday. In Chennai, at least two people died and the runway of one of country's busiest airports was submerged after torrential rain as the city braced for a severe cyclone expected to hit in the next 24 hours. Foxconn, which employs about 35,000 people at its Tamil Nadu iPhone factory,…

Foxconn and Pegatron halt Indian iPhone output due to extreme weather -sources

BENGALURU :Taiwan's Foxconn and Pegatron have halted production of Apple iPhones at their factories near Chennai in southern India because of heavy rains, sources close to the matter said on Monday.In Tamil Nadu capital Chennai, the state's largest city and a major electronics and manufacturing hub, at least