A massive advertisement structure with iron scaffold lying precariously atop a building after bearing the brunt of Cyclone Thane, in Puducherry.
Dec 31, 2011 18:29 (IST)
Relief operations were launched on war-footing to bring back normalcy in Cyclone Thane battered Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district and the adjacent Puducherry, as the toll caused by the severe storm mounted to 42 today.
Dec 31, 2011 11:50 (IST)
Cyclone Thane: Updated Path
Dec 31, 2011 11:47 (IST)
Cyclone Thane impact video from Cuddalore
Dec 31, 2011 11:36 (IST)
According to the latest IMD bulletin, the depression over north Tamil Nadu close to Salem moved westwards and weakened further into well marked low pressure area over north Kerala and neighbourhood at 0530 hours IST.
Under the influence of this system, rainfall at most places with heavy falls at isolated places would occur over Kerala during next 24 hours. Rainfall at many places with isolated heavy rainfall may occur over south interior Karnataka and north interior Tamil Nadu during next 12 hours.
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Dec 31, 2011 11:31 (IST)
Dec 31, 2011 11:27 (IST)
At least 3000 people have had to leave their homes and take shelter in relief camps in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
Dec 31, 2011 11:15 (IST)
The death toll has reached 33.
Dec 31, 2011 11:13 (IST)
Meanwhile, cyclone warning has now been withdrawn from Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.
Dec 31, 2011 01:11 (IST)
Under the influence of this system, rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places would occur over north Tamil Nadu during next 12 hours.
Dec 30, 2011 20:59 (IST)
Twenty seven people have been killed so far - 19 in Cuddalore and 8 in Puducherry.
Dec 30, 2011 20:20 (IST)
After the landfall, the cyclone moved further westward and weakened rapidly into a deep depression and lay centered at about 100 km west of Cuddalore, the regional weather office said.
Dec 30, 2011 20:20 (IST)
The cyclone also disrupted rail and air operations with services cancelled or rescheduled. Flights to international destinations including the middle-east and Malaysia from Chennai were cancelled following bad weather.
Dec 30, 2011 20:18 (IST)
Cyclone Thane leaves Andhra Pradesh coast unscathed. Only two tehsils in the coastal Nellore district received 9.8 cm of rain, while 174 other tehsils received moderate rains.
Dec 30, 2011 18:19 (IST)
Nineteen people have died so far. While 12 people have been reported dead in Cuddalore, seven have died in Puducherry.
Dec 30, 2011 16:41 (IST)
Kalpakkam nuclear reactors not affected by cyclone Thane The two power plants of Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) located on the Kalpakkam coast were generating power as usual, though necessary precautions against the cyclone have been taken.
Dec 30, 2011 16:33 (IST)
Jaya allots Rs 150 cr for immediate cyclone relief Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Friday alloted Rs 150 crore for immediate relief measures and directed four Ministers to visit the districts which bore the brunt of cyclonic storm 'Thane'.
Dec 30, 2011 15:30 (IST)
Latest report says seven people have died in Puducherry alone; six in wall collapse, one due to drowning.