At Least 4 Killed as Cyclone Mandous Hits Southern Indian State

At Least 4 Killed as Cyclone Mandous Hits Southern Indian State
A fishing trawler sails amid high tide as dark clouds loom over the Kasimedu fishing harbor, ahead of Cyclone Mandous forecasted landfall in north Tamil Nadu-south Andhra Pradesh coasts on Dec. 8, 2022. Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images
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MUMBAI—A cyclonic storm killed at least four people in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on Saturday, the top state official said, as heavy rain and strong winds buffeted several districts damaging property and causing power outages.

Cyclone Mandous, which made landfall late Friday night, damaged 185 houses and huts, Tamil Nadu’s chief minister, MK Stalin, told reporters. The storm uprooted 400 trees in the state capital Chennai, a hub for automakers and technology firms.