Cyclone Michaung disrupts iPhone production in India

iPhone manufacturers Foxconn and Pegatron have halted production at their factories in southern India due to heavy rains caused by Cyclone Michaung. The cyclone is expected to make landfall in the next 24 hours, with sustained winds of 90-100kph. Foxconn, which employs about 35,000 people at its Tamil Nadu iPhone factory, has yet to decide whether to resume production on Tuesday. This is the second time Pegatron has been forced to shut its factory, having temporarily halted assembly of iPhones after a fire in September. Authorities have issued warnings and evacuated coastal areas in preparation for the cyclone.