Cyclone Vardah: Death toll rises to 10

December 13, 2016 10:16

The death toll due to cyclone Vardah rose to 10 in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday.

Four persons have died in Chennai, two in Kancheepuram, two in Tiruvallur, one in Villupuram and one in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu.

In the wake of the cyclone, the government and private schools, colleges and other educational institutions in Chennai, Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur will remain closed today.

Chennai Airport has now become operational after the services were temporarily suspended yesterday in view of the cyclone.

Director General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) R.K. Pachnanda told ANI that the situation is being monitored closely by concerned authorities and they are working to restore normalcy as fast as they can.

Thousands of people were evacuated as Vardah pounded Chennai, Tiruvallur and Kanchipuram districts with heavy rain and squall.

Image: More than ten thousand people were rescued by the NDRF.The NDRF was tasked with clearing hundreds of uprooted trees from all over Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.

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