Over 180 houses were ravaged and 98 cattle had been killed in the rain. A survey is going on to assess the extent of damage. The government had already set up 201 shelters where 9,130 members of 3,163 families had been accommodated.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday visited the areas badly affected by Cyclone Mandous in the state.
Four persons died, Tamil Nadu Revenue and Disaster Management Minister KKSSR Ramachandran said after a review meeting. One person, Lakshmi, died due to a wall collapse in Chennai.
Sasikala called upon the government to look into the woes of the fisherfolk of Nagapattinam, Mahabalipuram, Pudukottai areas.
Cyclonic Mandous made landfall off Mamallapuram on Friday evening influencing moderate to heavy rainfall in coastal Tamil Nadu. Mandous is all set to weaken, following the landfall, to a deep depression and later a depression on Saturday.
The districts that are on alert include Chengalpattu, Villupuram and Kancheepuram.
A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal that has intensified into Cyclonic Storm Mandous will likely cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry by December 9 midnight, the weather department said Thursday.
