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CYCLONE VARDHAH CLAMS 18 LIVES
Express News service
14th December
18 people were killed in multiple events related to cyclone Vardah, according to official estimates. The cyclone has brought the city of Chennai to standstill. More than 50 per cent of the affected areas remain in darkness as transformers were damaged and electric poles had fallen in the cyclone that hit Chennai port on Monday. There are reports of massive agricultural loss too. Internet connections are also disrupted in the states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, which experts attribute to the cyclone's possible impact on under-sea fibre cables. This has affected ATM transactions of many banks and also card payments. As life remained disrupted at many places, the state government announced closing of schools for the third day. Train services were partially cancelled but bus and airplanes run on schedule. The cyclone originated as a low pressure area near the Malay Peninsula on December 3, and transformed into a cyclone on December 8. The name Vardah was suggested by Pakistan and means 'red rose'.
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