The very severe cyclonic storm Nivar had crossed the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coast near Puducherry on November 25 night with an estimated wind speed of 120-130 kmph, said the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). 

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On its way, the cyclone uprooted several trees.  

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The district administration is busy in removing the fallen trees. 

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According to the weather department, the cyclone lays centred over coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry about 25km north of Puducherry with the wind blowing at a speed of 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph. 

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Even after landfall, the system is likely to maintain its cyclone intensity for about six hours and weaken gradually. 

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The cyclone began its landfall on Wednesday night about 10.30 p.m. after moving at a speed of 16 kmph for six hours. 

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A man wades through a flooded street in Chennai. 

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Waves hit the shore during a high tide at the Kasimedu Harbor on the Bay of Bengal coast in Chennai. 

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A family wades through a flooded street in Chennai. 

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Children's joy rides are partially submerged in water at the Marina Beach on the Bay of Bengal coast in Chennai.

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People wade through a flooded street in Chennai. 

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People wade through a flooded street in Chennai. 

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A man tries to hold his umbrella against strong winds at the Kasimedu Harbor on the Bay of Bengal coast in Chennai. 

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People wade through a flooded street in Chennai. 

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People make their way through a flooded underpass in Chennai.

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A tree that fell collapsing a compound wall in Chennai. 

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People wade through a flooded street in Chennai. 

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Two motorists ride amid rain at the Kasimedu Harbor on the Bay of Bengal coast in Chennai. 

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People wade through a flooded street in Chennai. 

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A man wades through a flooded underpass in Chennai.

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A woman sits inside her hut at a flooded street in Chennai. 

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A man wearing a mask as a precaution against the coronavirus pedals his cycle through a flooded street in Chennai.

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A man walks amid rain at the Kasimedu Harbor on the Bay of Bengal coast in Chennai.

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People wade through a flooded street in Chennai. 

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The district administration removing the fallen trees. 

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Waterlogging was witnessed in some parts of Chennai, due to heavy rainfall. 

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A tree uprooted due to heavy storm in Tamil Nadu. 

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Most parts of Chennai including Velacherry, OMR, Tambaram, Mudichur, Kundrathur and others are inundated in water.