CHENNAI, India: A severe cyclone slammed into India's southern coast early on Thursday , killing at least five people and uprooting trees and power lines.
The storm caused at least five deaths in and around Chennai from trees falling, drowning and electrocution, the Times of India reported.AdvertisementLocal administration workers have been working to remove fallen trees and power lines, city corporation officials said on Twitter. "The situation was terrible here during the floods in 2015. This year, because of the precautions taken, the situation has not been that bad," said S. Sakthivel, a shopkeeper in Velachery.
The streets around the Lord Venkateshwara temple, one of the world's richest, in Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh, were flooded and officials were working to drain the water, the New Indian Express newspaper reported.
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