A view of the damage caused by cyclone 'Gaja', after it hit Velankanni, in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu.

A view of the damage caused by cyclone 'Gaja', after it hit Velankanni, in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu.

A view of the damage caused by cyclone 'Gaja', after it hit Velankanni, in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu.

In this grab made from video provided by KK Productions, a motorcycle is covered in debris from a house that collapsed when a cyclone struck Nagapattinam, in Tamil Nadu.

A man walks through a street after cyclone Gaja hit Velankanni, in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu.

A view of a damaged car after cyclone Gaja hits Kodaikanal. The Centre assured the Tamil Nadu government of all assistance to deal with the situation arising out of the cyclonic st...

In this grab made from video provided by KK Productions, a man holds a brick to build a road diversion to help vehicles avoid an electric pole that fell after a cyclone struck Naga...

In this grab made from video provided by KK Productions, a man chops branches from a tree to clear a road after a cyclone struck Cuddalore, in Tamil Nadu. A cyclone hit the coast o...

A wave hits the sea walkway after cyclonic storm 'Gaja' made landfall at Rameswaram, in Ramanathapuram district.

A view of a damaged house after cyclone Gaja hit Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu. Over 80,000 people were evacuated from low-lying areas as severe cyclonic storm 'Gaja' crossed ...

Fishermen dock their boats as a precautionary measure ahead of the arrival of cyclone 'Gaja', in Chennai.

People at Kasimedu beach before the arrival of cyclone 'Gaja', in Chennai.

Fishermen dock their boats as a precautionary measure ahead of the arrival of cyclone 'Gaja', in Chennai.

A group of people take selfie at Marina beach before the arrival of cyclone 'Gaja', in Chennai.

Dark clouds hover over Marina beach before the arrival of cyclone 'Gaja', in Chennai. Cyclone 'Gaja' intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and is expected to cross the south Tam...

A fishermen parks his boat at fishing harbor as a part of precautionary measures in view of cyclonic storm ‘Gaja’, in Chennai.

Fishing boats docked at a fishing harbor as a part of precautionary measures in view of cyclonic storm ‘Gaja’, in Chennai. Gaja is expected to cross coastal Tamil Nadu in the a...

The clocks stopped as survivors took in scenes of ­overwhelming deva­station in the aftermath of Odisha’s 1999 ‘super cyclone’.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu during his visit at cyclone Titli affected areas in Srikakulam district.

Fishermen near Gopalpur evacuate on October 11