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Chennai/Puducherry: The very severe cyclonic storm Nivar which made landfall in the early hours of Thursday, wreaked havoc in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.
#WATCH Chennai witnessing spell of strong winds after #Cyclone Nivar made landfall near Puducherry late last night#TamilNadu pic.twitter.com/jZZB3FCJUX
— ANI (@ANI) November 26, 2020
According to the Tamil Nadu government, three persons lost their lives due to rain related incidents and three have been injured. The government also said that 26 cattle had also died in the storm.
#CycloneNivar Update
26/11/20
🟠D-Day of Cyclone &
🟠Post Cyclone
🟠@NDRFHQ on ground
🟠@ Work 24x7x365
🟠Restoration/Evacuation
🟠Relief distribution
🟠Across TN & Puducherry@ndmaindia @PMOIndia @HMOIndia @BhallaAjay26 @PIBHomeAffairs @ANI @pibchennai @pibvijayawada pic.twitter.com/g4ma5yTlHj— ѕαtчα prαdhαnसत्य नारायण प्रधान ସତ୍ଯପ୍ରଧାନ-DG NDRF (@satyaprad1) November 26, 2020
A total of 101 houses, including thatched huts and tiled houses were damaged by the cyclone, the Tamil Nadu government said.
#CycloneNivar Update
26/11/20
🟠Post Cyclone
🟠@NDRFHQ on ground
🟠@ Work 24x7
🟠HELPING SENIOR CITIZENS
🟠Puducherry,TN@ndmaindia @PMOIndia @HMOIndia @BhallaAjay26 @PIBHomeAffairs @ANI @pibchennai @pibvijayawada pic.twitter.com/hsqiSeOVJW— ѕαtчα prαdhαnसत्य नारायण प्रधान ସତ୍ଯପ୍ରଧାନ-DG NDRF (@satyaprad1) November 26, 2020
About 380 trees were uprooted by Nivar and 14 acres of banana plantation was also damaged. On its way, the cyclone damaged several houses, uprooted trees and power lines in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore, Marakkanam and in Puducherry districts.
At Marakkanam near Puducherry, several power poles fell down and the fishermen community have requested the Tamil Nadu government to restore the power lines at the earliest.
#CycloneNivar Update
26/11/20
🟠Post Cyclone
🟠@NDRFHQ on ground
🟠@ Work 24x7
🟠Road Clearance & Restoration
🟠Devinampatnam,Cuddalore
🟠Tamil Nadu@ndmaindia @PMOIndia @HMOIndia @BhallaAjay26 @PIBHomeAffairs @ANI @pibchennai @pibvijayawada pic.twitter.com/Cs1br9BTRr— ѕαtчα prαdhαnसत्य नारायण प्रधान ସତ୍ଯପ୍ରଧାନ-DG NDRF (@satyaprad1) November 26, 2020
About 2.27 lakh persons have been housed in 3,085 relief camps.
Similarly in Andhra Pradesh, normal life was thrown out of gear as heavy to extremely heavy rainfall ranging from 6 cm to 30 cm battered at least half of the state under the influence of cyclone Nivar, leaving one dead.
#WATCH Tamil Nadu: Strong wind blows in Mahabalipuram, as the landfall process of #CycloneNivar continues.
The centre of very severe cyclonic storm #Nivar to cross coast near Puducherry within next 2 hours with wind speed of 120-130 kmph gusting to 145 kmph, as per the IMD. pic.twitter.com/DwjtRPPntH
— ANI (@ANI) November 25, 2020
Another person, a farmer, is feared to have been washed away while NDRF personnel rescued two others from a reservoir in Chittoor district.
According to the State Disaster Management Authority, the SPS at Nellore, Chittoor, Kadapa, Krishna, Prakasam and East Godavari districts received heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at more than 177 places.
#WATCH Sea rough in Puducherry as severe cyclonic storm #NIVAR to cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mamallapuram tonight pic.twitter.com/d6Wpkj6zwe
— ANI (@ANI) November 25, 2020
Tirumala Hills, the abode of Lord Venkateswara, has been receiving incessant rain since Wednesday, causing a lot of hardship to hundreds of devotees stranded there.
Around 1,200 National Disaster Response Force personnel have been stationed in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.
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