The death toll from Cyclone Thane on the southeastern coast of India climbed to 46 Saturday and the storm displaced at least 20,000 people, authorities said. Relief operations were under way in the Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu and Union Territory of Puducherry, Press Trust of India reported. At least 20,000 people were in relief camps in the Cuddalore district, UPI said. The Times of India said nine deaths caused by accidents related to heavy rains were reported Saturday -- five in Cuddalore, three in Kanchipuram and one in Theni. Thane crossed the coast between Cuddalore and Puducherry, bringing torrential rains and gale winds that uprooted hundreds of trees and took down utility poles, disrupting power.
