
Cyclone Gaja of 2018
10 districts affected – Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Pudukottai, Dindigul, Trichy, Karur, Sivaganga, Ramanathapuram, Cuddalore
57 people have lost their lives
3,78,109 people were put up in 556 relief camps
12,298 cattle and 92,507 birds dead
3,41,820 housing units damaged (2,78,824 huts and 62.996 tiled houses)
11,21,686 trees felled
88,102 hectares of agricultural and horticultural lands affected
Coconut trees in 30,000 hectares affected and paddy cultivation impacted in 32,706 hectares
Completely damaged boats 1419, partially damaged boats 2625
1,03,508 electric poles and 886 transformers damaged