Cyclone Vardah hits Chennai; thousands suffer
India on 12 December started evacuating thousands of people from fishing villages as Cyclone Vardah barrelled towards its southeastern coast at speeds of more than 100 kilometres (62 miles) per hour
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A ripped up tree lays across a street in Chennai as Cyclone Vardah approaches the Indian coast on 12 December, 2016. India on 12 December started evacuating thousands of people from fishing villages as Cyclone Vardah barrelled towards its southeastern coast at speeds of more than 100 kilometres (62 miles) per hour. AFP
In this photograph taken on 12 December, bystanders look at a tree that fell across a street in Chennai, after Cyclone Vardah crossed the Indian coast in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. At least 10 people were killed when Cyclone Vardah slammed into the southern Indian tech hub of Chennai, bringing down houses and cutting off the electricity supply, authorities said 13 December. AFP
A pedestrian looks at a tree that fell on a bus in Chennai, after Cyclone Vardah crossed the Indian coast in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. AFP
A man walks along a flooded street in Chennai as Cyclone Vardah approaches the Indian coast on 12 December. Authorities started evacuating thousands of people from fishing villages as Cyclone Vardah barrelled towards its southeastern coast at speeds of more than 100 kilometres (62 miles) per hour. AFP
Residents walk along a street strewn with debris and fallen trees in Chennai as Cyclone Vardah approaches the Indian coast. AFP
People walk through the rain in Chennai as Cyclone Vardah approaches the Indian coast on 12 December. AFP