Taiwan's Foxconn and Pegatron have halted production of Apple iPhones at their factories near Chennai due to the heavy rains from Cyclone Michaung.

In Chennai, a major electronics and manufacturing hub, at least five people died and the runway of one of country's busiest airports was submerged after torrential rain as the Tamil Nadu capital braced for Cyclone Michaung, which is expected to hit in the next 24 hours.

The report further noted that Foxconn, which employs about 35,000 people at its Tamil Nadu iPhone factory, is yet to decide whether to resume production on Tuesday, reported Reuters on Monday.

Chennai, in on the Bay of Bengal in eastern India, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu as presented on the map below.