A cyclonic storm killed at least four people in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu yesterday, the top state official said, as heavy rain and strong winds buffeted several districts damaging property and causing power outages. Cyclone Mandous, which made landfall late Friday night, damaged 185 houses and huts. Mandous had weakened from an earlier severe category as it swept past Sri Lanka. It was expected to gradually weaken into a low-pressure area, India’s meteorological department tweeted yesterday.
