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..

THE EFFECTS OF THE STORM

PEOPLE’S SUFFERING:

• The cyclone mainly affected the Tamil Nadu’s Cauvery delta districts and Karaikal in Puducherry

• People below poverty line are hugely affected with the cyclone effect, with all their belongings were highly damaged including their shelters.

• People who had built their homes in hut or sheets have been collapsed. Communication has also become a problem since in many villages mobile networks are also disconnected.

• Total lack of power supply, food, water and clothes

• 1000s of trees have been uprooted and lying on the roads

• The crops have been highly damaged and the farmers are in deep agony

• Everyone was in total distress as they were deprived of the basic

• During this, many got affected from viral fever due to contamination of water.

• Hospitals are lacking with doctors, since the doctors are not able to reach the hospitals due the road blocks.People are finding difficult to get proper treatment

• Pregnant women   and   younger   children   are   facing several  problems   due   to unclean environmental conditions.

• At many places, due to stormy winds the transmission lines got cut and this created current shock to anyone who stepped into it.

KITS REQUIRED

• TIRUVARUR  500 KITS
• NAGAPATTINAM  400 KITS
• TANJORE  2000 KITS (Adhirampattinam)
• PUDUKOTTAI  300 KITS

TOTAL REQUIREMENT  3200 KITS