Cyclone Thane hit the coast of Tamil Nadu on Friday, making landfall
between Puducherry and Cuddalore that has resulted in the death of 33
people so far. To those in interior south India, Cyclone Thane perhaps
even enjoy as we huddle over a hot beverage. But on the east coast of
India, cyclone Thane's fury was at its peak early morning. At about 9
AM, the cyclone made landfall between Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, and
Puducherry on India's eastern coastline. Winds, at speeds of 140 kph,
tore avenue trees off the ground, hurled dustbins afar, snapped coconut
palms like matchsticks, ripped windows out of their hinges, and tossed
catamarans and fishing boats ashore. Gigantic, furious waves washed up
great boulders onto the esplanade and raging winds smashed the doors of
the French Consulate with debris. Power and cellular networks have been
disrupted and fears of a water shortage are rising. While 19 people have
been reported dead in Cuddalore, eight have died in Puducherry.............
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