With power, phone and internet services affected, Chennai is still recovering from Cyclone Vardah

The cyclone hit the city on Monday. Its after-effects are still being felt.

Vinita Govindarajan

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Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Dec 18, 2016 · 07:15 am

Cyclone Vardah flattens crops in Tamil Nadu – and the hopes of its farmers

The wind was so strong that it did not even spare coconut farms.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Dec 16, 2016 · 07:30 am

Cyclone Vardah: Chennai's Corporation was prepared for floods, but not such intense winds

Equipment like electric saws had to be sourced from neighbouring districts.

Vinita Govindarajan

· Dec 14, 2016 · 06:30 pm

What Cyclone Vardah did not blow away: Prejudice against transgender people

At Thirunangai Nagar in Kanchipuram, pleas of help from the third gender were met with disgust and silence.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Dec 14, 2016 · 01:15 pm

Cyclone Vardah: Damaged boats and demonetisation leave Chennai's fisherfolk at sea

'We might have to spend a total of a lakh on each boat.'

Vinita Govindarajan

· Dec 14, 2016 · 07:30 am

One day after inauguration of homes for tribals in Tamil Nadu, cyclone Vardah rips them apart

Even before the joy of owning their first concrete houses could sink in, the Irulas of Sankarapuram see their savings blown away.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Dec 13, 2016 · 10:35 pm

As Chennai struggles to come back online after Vardah, a glimpse of the problems of going cashless

Power is still out in much of the city and mobile networks are also struggling.

Vinita Govindarajan

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Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Dec 13, 2016 · 01:00 pm

Watch: Fearless windsurfers battle a hurricane to perform stunts (while normal people run away)

These athletes make dangerous activities look easy. Don't try this at home.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 26, 2016 · 09:00 pm

Lightning kills more Indians than any other natural disaster. Can those deaths be prevented?

What to do if lightning strikes.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 27, 2016 · 02:30 pm

Watch this dramatic footage of Sicily's Mount Etna erupting

Europe's tallest active volcano erupts after dormancy of two years

Scroll Staff

· Dec 05, 2015 · 01:41 pm

Photos: Heavy storm ravages Bihar leaving death and destruction in its wake

At least 44 people are killed and widespread damage caused to crops

Sahil Bhalla

· Apr 23, 2015 · 03:25 pm

Iceland's Bárðarbunga volcano has erupted and there are spectacular pictures to show for it

Luckily, this is nowhere as disruptive as the volcano that erupted in 2010.

Sahil Bhalla

· Sep 18, 2014 · 12:30 am