Cyclone Mandous leaves Chennai citizens reeling | In Pics
Cyclone Mandous made landfall around midnight on Friday, December 9 at Mahabalipuram near Chennai. It left behind a trail of wreckage in Chennai on Saturday and Sunday. There was widespread falling of trees and destruction of property. Four people in Tamil Nadu also lost their lives in separate incidents.
People walk along a beach next to fishing boats in Mahabalipuram on December 9, 2022, ahead of Cyclone Mandous landfall. (AFP)
Workers walk past construction site fences damaged by high winds in Chennai on December 10, 2022, following the cyclonic storm Mandous. (AFP)
A woman looks for salvageable items in a house damaged by high tides at Pattinapakkam beach in Chennai on December 10, 2022, following the cyclonic storm Mandous. (AFP)
Volunteers distribute food to residents at Pattinapakkam beach in Chennai on December 10, 2022, following the cyclonic storm Mandous. (AFP)
Residents sit in front of their house damaged by high tides at Pattinapakkam beach in Chennai on December 10, 2022, following the cyclonic storm Mandous. (AFP)
A man walk pasts a Merry-go-round ride damaged by high winds at Marina beach in Chennai on December 10, 2022, following the cyclonic storm Mandous. (AFP)