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Cyclone Michaung toll rises to 16 in Tamil Nadu; landfall in Andhra Pradesh throws life out of gear

IndiaTimes Tuesday, 5 December 2023
Cyclone Michaung made landfall on the Andhra Pradesh coast near Bapatla on Tuesday afternoon, accompanied by intense rain and wind speeds up to 100kmph, causing widespread devastation and affecting more than two crore people. The storm has claimed 17 lives so far - 16 in Chennai and its neighbouring districts, and a child in Andhra. In Andhra, the cyclone wreaked havoc on thousands of acres of standing crops, primarily paddy. Around 10,000 people were evacuated.
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