iPhone Production Halted in India Due to Cyclone Michaung

Foxconn and Pegatron suspend operations, with decision on resumption pending as severe weather conditions continue.

Foxconn and Pegatron, manufacturers of Apple iPhones, have halted production at their factories near Chennai, India due to heavy rains and the approaching Cyclone Michaung.
Foxconn, which employs about 35,000 people at its Tamil Nadu iPhone factory, has yet to decide whether to resume production.
This is the second time in recent months that Pegatron has been forced to shut its factory, having previously halted assembly of iPhones after a fire in September.
Apple recorded its highest ever quarterly shipments from India in the quarter ending September at more than 2.5 million units.
Foxconn has rapidly expanded its presence in India by investing in manufacturing locations in the south of the country as Apple looks to shift some production away from China.