चक्रवातीय तूफान गाजा की देर रात तमिलनाडु में दाखिल हो चुका है. जिस वक्त तूफान गाजा तट से टकराया उस वक्त उसकी रफ्तार करीब 100 किलोमीटर प्रति घंटा थी. हालांकि फिलहाल जानमाल के नुकसान की जानकारी नहीं मिली है और एनडीआरएफ की टीम पूरी तरह से मुस्तैद है.
Cyclonic storm Gaja reach Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coast in the early hours today and is now moving towards Kerala. More than 76,000 people have been evacuated and a holiday has been declared for schools and colleges in many districts on Friday. Meanwhile, the centre on Friday assured the Tamil Nadu government of all assistance to deal with the situation arising out of the cyclonic storm Gaja, which has so far claimed many lives.