Cyclone Thane leaves 33 dead
Cyclone Thane hit the coast of Tamil Nadu on Friday, making landfall between Puducherry and Cuddalore that has resulted in the death of 33 people so far. So far 12 people have been reported dead in Cuddalore and seven dead in Puducherry.
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Cyclone Thane leaves 33 deadCyclone Thane hit the coast of Tamil Nadu on Friday, making landfall between Puducherry and Cuddalore that has resulted in the death of 33 people so far. While 19 people have been reported dead in Cuddalore, eight have died in Puducherry. -
Cyclone Thane leaves 33 deadTrain services from southern Tamil Nadu were hit as many of them ran late or were stopped in the nearby station while flights to international destinations by private carriers including to Kuwait and Malaysia from Chennai were cancelled. -
Cyclone Thane leaves 33 dead"We don't know what is happening in the outside world. All that we have been hearing since last night is the howling of the wind. Several trees have fallen down. Even mobile phone signals are not proper," S Ravikumar, a Puducherry resident, told IANS. -
Cyclone Thane leaves 33 deadCyclone Thane, which has been brewing in the Bay of Bengal since Sunday, is expected to impact Puducherry and Tamil Nadu districts - Chennai, Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur and Villupuram - Meteorological Department Director General Ajit Tyagi said on Thursday. -
Cyclone Thane leaves 33 deadUnder the influence of the cyclone, isolated rain is predicted over north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry till Saturday afternoon. Rain is also predicted over south coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema. Though Thane currently has an wind-speed of about 140 km per hour, it may weaken slightly and strike the coast with a speed of about 120 km per hour bringing widespread rains. -
Cyclone Thane leaves 33 deadEight teams of the National Disaster Management Force (NDRF) have been sent to the coastal areas. Two of these teams will be in Andhra Pradesh, rest six in Tamil Nadu in view of the cyclone warning. 15,000 NDRF perssonnel have been put on alert. -
Cyclone Thane leaves 33 deadOver 70 fishermen went missing in the storm from different parts off the Andhra Pradesh coast on Wednesday and Thursday. National Disaster Management Force has recused all eight of them. Helicopters were at sea looking for the remaining fishermen, when the reports last came in.
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