Due to unprecedented quantum of rainfall, TN incurred huge losses: CM

Addressing the central team, the CM said the cyclone had caused heavy rain in 14 districts, and four districts -- Villupuram, Cuddalore, Kallakurichi, and Tiruvannamalai -- faced severe damage.

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Roads, electric poles, bridges, and government buildings have been severely damaged. Standing crops in lakhs of acres have been damaged, he said. Thirty-three people and thousands of cattle have lost their lives in heavy rains, the CM said. The state government took sufficient precautionary arrangements to face the cyclone, but due to the un