Terra Daily via AFP: Relief operations were underway in south India on Sunday as residents struggled to repair damaged homes and property after a cyclone that claimed 42 lives.Cyclone Thane, packing winds of up to 140 kilometres (85 miles) an hour, struck the east coast on Friday between Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu and the territory of Pondicherry before tearing inland, leaving a trail of destruction.
One French national was among seven people killed in Pondicherry, a former French enclave, government officials in Paris said without giving further details.
Indian President Pratibha Patil said in a statement after the winds weakened on Sunday that she was "saddened to learn about the loss of lives and damage of property."...
Tropical Cyclone Thane on December 28, 2011. From NASA
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