Cyclone Vardah: As it happened

Very severe cyclonic storm 'Vardah' claimed four lives, flattened homes, snapped communication lines and threw into disarry rail, road and air traffic in Tamil Nadu.

Pic courtesy: @NDRFHQ

Chennai/Amrawati: Very severe cyclonic storm 'Vardah', the most intense to have hit the Tamil Nadu capital in two decades, claimed four lives, flattened homes, snapped communication lines and threw into disarry rail, road and air traffic on Monday as it crossed the coast here, pounding Chennai, Tiruvallur and Kanchipuram with heavy rain and squall.

Following are the updates:

12 December 2016

22:38 IST

#CycloneVardah #Update Total number of deaths = 10 (4 in Chennai, 2 each in Kancheepuram,Tiruvallur, 1 each in Villupuram Nagapattinam)

— NDMA India (@ndmaindia) December 12, 2016

22:36 IST

Centre, @ndmaindia is working closely with local administrations & army for safety of life and property.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 12, 2016