Lucky us, we thought. After 16 years in South Florida, we were finally leaving ground zero of hurricane zones. Nope. It turns out Chennai is also in a path for hurricanes, nicely renamed "cyclones." Great. Not a peep until December and then Thane (pronounced Tah-ney) showed up. We were lucky (or bored, as those back home know about all too well when waiting for a hurricane to hit), the cyclone hit far enough south of us not to cause any damage where we live. Ground zero was Pondicherry. Let's have a look.
Luckily for Pondicherry, the storm didn't do much damage to structures. Trees bore the brunt and now show the scars.
A mess of palms. But they're still standing, happy to give up their fronds for more days in the sun. Unlike this tree -- down and out.
Uprooted and taking a chunk of sidewalk as a last hurrah. Tree debris ignoring the parking rules.
Luckily for Pondicherry, the storm didn't do much damage to structures. Trees bore the brunt and now show the scars.
A mess of palms. But they're still standing, happy to give up their fronds for more days in the sun. Unlike this tree -- down and out.
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