Uprooted trees, damaged electric poles hanging on at a street in Samantham Pettai in Nagapattinam in the early hours of Friday. Wind gusting upto 100 kmph lashed the district. Four NDRF teams have been already deployed in Nagapattinam district, officials said.
A man searches for his belongings amidst his damaged house in Thoothukudi on Friday.
A coconut tree falling on an overhead power cable in Karaikal on Friday. The government has declared holiday for all educational institutions in Puducherry and Karaikal regions on Friday in view of heavy rain.
Incessant drizzle did not deter this cyclist from venturing out in Madurai on Friday. A scene shot at Vaigai river south bank, near Madurai. According to Madurai District Collector S. Natarajan, following intermittent rains, temporary shelters are in ready mode to move people in the event of inundation.
A fallen tree blocks an arterial road in Sathakonvalasai near Uchapuli in Ramanathapuram district. Power connection has been switched off in TANGEDCO sub-stations in Ramanathapuram. According to Ramnathapuram Collector, K. Veera Raghava Rao, fishermen were cautioned not to venture into the sea.
Overnight rains damaged a mobile tower in Pattukottai, near Thanjavur.
A view of the ‘Periya Pallivasal’ (Big mosque) in Pattukottai that was damaged due to the cyclonic winds in Pattukottai. Heavy rains accompanied by strong wind claimed the lives of seven more persons in Thanjavur and Tiruvarur districts on Friday.
Rescue workers removing an uprooted tree at Niravi in Karaikal on Friday. Puducherry Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy will visit the areas affected by Cyclone Gaja, later on Friday.
Women coming out of their hut after a tree fell on it near Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district, in the wee hours of Friday. Six persons died in the district at Adiramapattinam, Thiruchitrambalam, Orathanadu, Melattur and Peravurani due to wall collapse, uprooting of trees and collapse of asbestos sheet roof.
The sea turned rough in Puducherry, as huge waves hit the port during Cyclone Gaja.