Cyclone Gaja live updates | Nagapattinam bears the brunt; trains, flights diverted

Vishal Chauhan, 16/11/2018

The severe cyclonic storm made landfall between Nagapattinam andVedaranyam in the early hours of Friday.

Cyclone Gaja, whichturned into a severe cyclonic storm on Thursday, made landfall betweenNagapattinam and Vedaranyam in the early hours of Friday.

According to initialreports, the coastal areas of the district from Nagapattinam to Point Calimerebore the brunt of Gaja's wrath.

Helpline Numbers

The Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority has openeddistrict-level helpline 1077 for people to contact in case of emergency. Thebody's State helpline 1070 is also in use.

Emergency contact numbers for the districtsare:

Nagapattinam - 9443500728, 9843810579,9003322566

Cuddalore - 04142-220700

Tiruvarur - 04366-226623

Pudukottai - 04322-222207

Thanjavur - 04362-230121

Ramanathapuram -04567-230060

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