Cyclone Ditwah: Three persons die in rain-related incidents in Tamil Nadu

Three radical person died successful rain-related incidents successful 3 districts successful Tamil Nadu since Saturday (November 29, 2025) evening arsenic Cyclone Ditwah brought torrential rains to the State.

While 2 persons died owed to wall illness successful Thanjavur and Thoothukudi districts, 1 died owed to electrocution successful Mayiladuthurai district, the State Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran said connected Sunday (November 30) morning. Over 2,300 radical person been accommodated successful 38 alleviation camps successful 9 districts, helium said.

Addressing a property league successful the State Emergency Operations Centre, Mr. Ramachandran said that owed to dense rains, crops successful astir 56,000 hectares successful assorted districts are nether water. Crops successful astir 24,000 hectares successful Nagapattinam district, implicit 15,000 hectares successful Tiruvarur territory and astir 8,000 hectares successful Mayiladuthurai district, person been affected, helium said.

Once the h2o receded, officials would cipher the existent harm and the Chief Minister would determine connected announcing compensation for the damages incurred by the farmers, the Minister said.

Due to the rains, astir 230 huts person been damaged, helium said. With the accomplishment of 10 further NDRF teams, 38 teams are acceptable crossed Tamil Nadu and would beryllium deployed to areas connected need-basis.

As of Sunday morning, implicit 2,300 radical person been accommodated successful a full of 38 alleviation camps successful 9 districts of Tamil Nadu — 10 camps successful Nagapattinam district, 9 successful Pudukkottai, 7 successful Villupuram, 4 successful Tiruvarur, 2 each successful Mayiladuthurai, Ramanathapuram, Thanjavur; 1 each successful Chengalpattu and Ranipet districts.

Tamil Nadu authorities is coordinating with different authorities agencies to guarantee the harmless instrumentality of those from Tamil Nadu, who were presently stranded successful Sri Lanka, the Minister said. Though the upwind cleared for aerial postulation successful Sri Lanka, the upwind present successful the State is inactive improving, and they are expected to scope connected Sunday, Mr. Ramachandran said.

Summing up the steps being undertaken by the State authorities machinery on with territory administrations, Mr. Ramachandran said that the situaton was “under control” and has not “gone beyond our hands.”