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November 1977 cyclone strikes Nagapattinam and the Cauvery delta

· Nagapattinam

A very severe cyclonic storm made landfall at Nagapattinam, killing about 560 people and affecting around 10 lakh people in Tamil Nadu.

A cyclone that formed in the Bay of Bengal on 8 November 1977 intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm and made landfall at Nagapattinam on 12 November at its peak intensity. Places in the Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli and Thiruvarur areas received wind gusts of up to 165 km/h. About 560 people and 23,000 cattle were reported killed, and some 10 lakh people in Tamil Nadu were affected. Damage was estimated at 155 crore rupees. The storm crossed the peninsula, emerged into the Arabian Sea and dissipated after a second landfall in Karnataka.

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