More than 11 people dead as tropical storm hits Indian Coast
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Cyclone
Gaja hit the coast of Tamil Nadu in the early hours of Friday, bringing with it
winds of up to 120 kilometres per hour and heavy rainfall, an Indian
Meteorological Department Bulletin said.
Gaja means elephant in the Hindi
language.
Trees and electricity poles were
uprooted and houses damaged across the coastal region of Tamil Nadu,
NDTV news channel reported.
According to initial reports at
least 11 people had died, mostly in house collapses, a spokesman for the Tamil
Nadu Disaster Management Authority said.
The death toll could go up as
reports from different areas come in.
As a precautionary measure as
many as 81,948 people had been evacuated from low-lying areas along the coast
before the cyclone made landfall and relocated to more than 400 temporary
shelters.
Power supply has been suspended
since Thursday evening in three coastal districts.
The cyclonic storm had weakened
and was moving westward across the Indian peninsula towards the Arabian Sea,
according to a fresh weather bulletin. (dpa/NAN)
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