In Pics | Cyclone Nivar Wreaks Havoc As Heavy Downpour Pounds Tamil Nadu Coast; Centre Closely Monitoring Situation

Fishing boats are seen at a harbour as cyclone Nivar approaches, in Beruwala, some 58 kms from the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo on November 25, 2020. The cyclone's centre was expected to pass some 175 kilometres northeast of Sri Lanka's northern tip early on November 25. LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI / AFP

Heavy rains triggered by the storm caused flooding in some streets of the city of Chennai. Television networks showed fallen trees in Chennai and people walking in knee-deep water in some streets. No casualties were immediately reported. Chennai's city corporation said on Twitter it was working to clear the roads. In picture, Puducherry CM taking stock of the Cyclone aftermath. (Image: PTI)

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A very severe cyclonic storm slammed into India's southern coast -- near Puducherry in the early hours of Thursday, uprooting trees and power lines. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), cyclone Nivar made landfall near the city of Puducherry in the southern state of Tamil Nadu with winds of up to 130 km per hour (81 miles per hour). An uprooted tree that fell on a house damaged due to cyclone Nivar yesterday night, in Puducherry.

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel clear uprooted trees in Kamaraj Nagar area in Puducherry. According to estimates, over 1,000 trees were uprooted in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. (Image: ANI)

Water-logging in Puducherry's Kamaraj Nagar today, following landfall made by Cyclone Nivar last night. CM V Narayanasamy visited different areas to assess damage. (Image : ANI)

Policemen walk along a deserted beach road during heavy rains as cyclone Nivar approaches the southeastern Indian coast in Puducherry on November 25, 2020. Several thousand people in south-eastern India fled their homes on November 25, out of the path of a cyclone due to slam coastal areas after midnight, bringing with it heavy rain. Arun SANKAR / AFP

Workers remove the uprooted trees at a storm-affected area, in the aftermath of cyclone Nivar yesterday night, in Puducherry. As per updated meteorological data, Puducherry received the highest rainfall of 30 cm, followed by Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu with 27 cm. Nagapattinam recorded 6.3 cm rainfall, Karaikal 9.6 cm and Chennai 11.3 cm. There were, however, no immediate reports of loss of life or extensive damage to property. (Image: PTI)

Cyclone Nivar weakened into a severe cyclonic storm after it crossed coast near Puducherry, the IMD said. Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy oversees the work of clearing the streets by field staff, in the aftermath of cyclone Nivar. (Image PTI)

The approach roads to the Marina beach, off the arterial Kamaraj Salai, were flooded and sheets of water reached close to the main road where the city's fishermen had securely tied up their boats. (Image: PTI)