In pics | Cyclone Nivar hits India's south-east coast

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Cyclone Nivar hurtled into India's south coast early on Thursday, killing at least five people and uprooting trees and power lines. Earlier, the cyclone made landfall near the city of Puducherry and has now weakened into a 'severe cyclonic storm', according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The IMD had earlier predicted that the cyclone would make landfall with a wind speed of 120-130 kmph, gusting up to 145 kmph.