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Death toll in Tamil Nadu due to cyclone Gaja rises to 33
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SME Times News Bureau | 17 Nov, 2018
The death toll due to cyclone Gaja, which hit Tamil Nadu's coastal
districts on Friday, has increased to 33, Chief Minister K. Palaniswami
said on Saturday.
Speaking to reporters at Salem, about 350
kilometres from here, Palaniswami said that 20 men, 11 women, and 2
children died due to the cyclone that crossed the Tamil Nadu coast
between Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam districts between 12.30 a.m. and
2.30 a.m. on Friday.
The cyclone left a trail of destruction in
Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Cuddalore, Pudukkottai and
Ramanathapuram districts, damaging houses, huts and crops.
Palaniswami said about 70 livestock and several goats, poultry and deer have also died due to the cyclone.
Some
127,000 trees were uprooted by the strong cyclonic winds that touched a
maximum speed of about 120 kmph, the Chief Minister added.
He said supplies of water, milk and food were being distributed to the people affected by the calamity.
About 177,500 people are staying in 351 relief camps in the cyclone-affected areas.
The
Chief Minister said about 30,000 electricity poles were broken, and 105
power sub-stations affected. About 10,000 personnel have been sent to
the cyclone-affected coastal districts to repair the installations.
Meanwhile,
actor Rajinikanth appreciated the members of his Rajini Makkal Mandram
for their work in providing relief to the cyclone-affected people.
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