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Cyclone Gaja claims 13 lives as it crosses Tamil Nadu coast
Updated On: 17 November, 2018 09:02 AM IST | Nagapattinam/Chennai | Agencies
Apart from causing heavy rain, the cyclone has damaged communication, power infrastructure
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Government is still in the process of assessing the damage caused by Gaja.
Cyclone Gaja ripped through Nagapattinam early on Friday uprooting trees and snapping power lines leaving a trail of destruction in coastal districts besides claiming 13 lives and flooding standing crops. The cyclonic storm crossed Tamil Nadu's coast between Nagapattinam and nearby Vedaranyam in the early hours of Friday, bringing in heavy rain in the coastal regions, according to a weather bulletin.
Winds of speed 120 kmph uprooted trees, snapped electric cables and blew off roofing-sheets. According to officials, 10 men and three women died and 28 cattle perished in cyclone-related incidents despite authorities evacuating as many as 81,948 people to 471 relief centres in Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Ramanathapuram, Thanjavur, Pudukottai and Tiruvarur districts.
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