CYCLONE GAJA: 45 PEOPLE DEAD, 2,50,000 EVACUATED

Gaja made its landfall with wind speeds of 120 km per hour, leaving behind a huge  trail of destruction in  the   districts   of   Nagapattinam,  Thanjavur,  Tiruvarur,  Pudukottai in  Tamil  Nadu  and  Karaikal in  the  Union  territory  of Puducherry..