As cyclone Fengal crossed north Tamil Nadu coasts and Puducherry, the beaches in Chennai witnessed high tides and rough sea conditions. The weather forecast issued by the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) predicted "isolated heavy to very heavy" rainfall in Chennai for today.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted extremely heavy rainfall in Puducherry on Sunday as Cyclone Fengal made landfall on the coast on Saturday evening.
As cyclone Fengal commenced making landfall, Puducherry and several parts of Tamil Nadu witnessed heavy rain and gusty winds, disrupting road and air services and affecting normal lives.
Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has stationed officials and their teams across all Phase 2 project sites for full-time monitoring of cyclone Fengal and to tackle flooding.
Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday reviewed the current situation in various places of the state in the wake of cyclone Fengal.
According to IMD, Cyclone 'Fengal' over Southwest Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards earlier and is expected to cross north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts later in the day.
As Cyclone Fengal is expected to make landfall today evening in Tamil Nadu, multiple flights to and from Chennai have been affected on Friday due to inclement weather in the region.
As Cyclone 'Fengal' is expected to make landfall in the evening, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) advised the fishermen to not venture into the sea due to the high waves and turbulent conditions. Chennai witnessed incessant heavy to moderate rainfall from last night till this morni
Speaking to ANI, Dr S Balachandran said, "...Mostly coastal districts, the crossing point is between Karaikal to Mahabalipuram near Puducherry, so, all along the coastal districts, the impact will be more. There will be wind and rainfall. Today the wind speed was 50-60 kmph and gusting to 70