Five still missing after Cyclone Nilam grounds ship; Dramatic rescue operations
Coast Guard sent helicopters this morning to collect crew members who spent the night trapped on oil tanker. Cyclone Nilam made landfall at Mahabalipuram, south of the Tamil Nadu capital at about 4.30 pm on Wednesday. Cities like Bangalore and Chennai witnesses rain through the day yesterday.
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There were 37 people on board. Some of them climbed into a life boat and headed towards the shore but the boat capsized in choppy waters off the Besant Nagar locality in South Chennai.
Crew members trying to escape the capsized lifeboat.
Image: PTI
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Cyclonic storm Nilam crossed Chennai and made landfall at Mahabalipuram, south of the Tamil Nadu capital at about 4.20 pm today. Initial reports say 23 trees have been uprooted in Mahabaliburam as the Nilam made landfall. Two huts have also been reportedly damaged.
@vipinkumar_g 11m: Nilam effect @ Rajarathnam Stadium Egmore
