Thane stormed into India, 33 people were killed

On December 30, at least 33 people were killed by typhoons with winds of up to 140km / hr accompanied by heavy rain hitting Tamil Nadu and Puducherry territories in southern India.

The cyclone named Thane caused the worst damage to Cuddalore, about 170km from Chenai, the capital of Tamil Nadu state, with 21 people killed; In Puducherry there were 7 deaths . Most of the victims died from walling or electrocution.

The storm with 1.5m high sea waves also spilled large trees and electric poles, damaged thousands of fisherman's houses, and caused power outages in many areas in Tamil Nadu state and Puducherry territory. .

The governor of Tamil Nadu state, J. Jayalalithaa has ordered the state government to spend 1.5 billion rupees (US $ 3 million) in emergency relief for people in storm-stricken areas in the state.