"People have given us full cooperation," said O Panneerselvam, deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu state. Rescue workers were using heavy machinery to remove hundreds of trees uprooted in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, the Press Trust of India reported. "No major damage has been reported in Tamil Nadu. No evacuation orders were issued in Sri Lanka, but heavy rains were forecast -- particularly in the north of the island nation, and fishermen were advised to stay on land. More than 110 people died after "super cyclone" Amphan ravaged eastern India and Bangladesh in May, flattening villages, destroying farms and leaving millions without electricity.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 26, 2020 08:48 UTC