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Pages in category "Disasters in Tamil Nadu" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
The storm caused damage to infrastructure, crops, and property, affecting the local economy. In Tamil Nadu, four fatalities were reported due to heavy rains and flooding. Several districts experienced widespread rainfall, leading to flooding and property damage. Emergency services were deployed to provide relief and assistance.
In Tamil Nadu, relief operations were also deployed, and the state government formed a committee to examine the amount of crop damage as a result of the rains. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] Areas in the state capital, Chennai , were waterlogged and government officials had to use pumps to drain communities who were stranded in waist-deep waters. [ 2 ]
The 2017 Ennore oil spill was an oil spill that occurred outside the Kamarajar Port in Ennore near Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. [2] [3] The spill occurred on 28 January 2017 when an outbound empty tanker BW Maple collided with an inbound loaded oil tanker Dawn Kanchipuram at 04:00 local time. It was unexpected.
Tamil Nadu's government stated on December 6 that as many as 4,501 houses in Cyclone Ockhi-hit Kanyakumari had suffered partial and full damage and relief to the tune of ₹41 lakh had been provided. A government release quoted 1,687 houses had been damaged completely while 2,814 houses had suffered partial damage. [66]
In terms of damage and loss of life, the 1999 Odisha cyclone, a super cyclone that struck Odisha on 29 October 1999, was the worst in more than a quarter-century. With peak winds of 160 miles per hour (257 km/h), it was the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane . [ 11 ]
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa ordered the immediate release of ₹ 150 crore towards relief and restoration of infrastructure damaged by the Cyclone Thane. She also directed the District Collectors, Deputy Collectors and department Secretaries to assess the extent of the damage caused by Cyclone Thane.
Severe Cyclonic Storm Laila was the first cyclonic storm to affect southeastern India in May since the 1990 Andhra Pradesh cyclone.The first tropical cyclone of the annual season, Laila developed on May 17, 2010 in the Bay of Bengal from a persistent area of convection.