India Cyclone Warning
People walk past fallen trees as they run for cover from heavy rain in Pondicherry, India, Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. India's weather office has warned r...
People walk past fallen trees as they run for cover from heavy rain in Pondicherry, India, Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. India's weather office has warned residents along parts of the country's southeastern coast that Cyclone Thane is likely to cause heavy rains and gale-force winds. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
India Cyclone
The Marina beach stands deserted after Cyclone Thane hit the area, in Chennai, India, Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. The cyclone brought heavy rains and gale...
The Marina beach stands deserted after Cyclone Thane hit the area, in Chennai, India, Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. The cyclone brought heavy rains and gale-force winds to India's southeastern coast, killing at least 11 people, uprooting trees and damaging homes. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K.)
Officials and news reports say 33 people have been killed in heavy rains and winds unleashed by a cyclone over India's southeastern coast.
M. Jayalalitha, the top elected official of Tamil Nadu state, says the storm claimed 26 lives in four districts of the state on Friday, including when houses collapsed. Some victims died of electrocution.
The Press Trust of India news agency said an additional seven people died in and around the southern town of Pondicherry.
Weather officials say Cyclone Thane weakened overnight.
