Lahore, once celebrated as the "City of Gardens," has now become infamous as the most polluted city in the world, wth Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded 307 on Tuesday morning
As India Meteorological Department predicted heavy rain in Kerla's ecologically sensitive Wayanad district on Monday (December 2), the district emergency operations centre is actively monitoring the situation on the ground, said Wayanad Collector Meghashree.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heavy rain alert for several parts of south India, including North interior Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka, for Tuesday (December 3) as the remnant low-pressure area of Cyclone Fengal persisted over North Interior Tamil Nadu.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday stated that the depression, a remnant of Cyclonic Storm Fengal over the north coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, moved west-northwestward at a speed of 7 km/h during the past six hours and was centred at 11:30 pm on December 1 (Sunday).
In view of the Red Alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for December 2, all educational institutions in Wayanad, including tuition centres, anganwadis, and professional colleges, will remain closed.
Continuous heavy rainfall caused by Cyclone Fengal has led to overflowing dams in Kanchipuram, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue an orange alert for the district on Sunday.
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.
Cyclonic Storm Fengal crossed the North Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts on Saturday late night and is likely to continue moving west-southwestward, weakening into a deep depression within the next few hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The India Meteorological Department has said that cyclone Fengal is likely to cross the north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts with a wind speed of 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph during the next 3 to 4 hours.
The India Meteorological Department has said that the cyclonic storm Fengal is likely to cross the north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram with a wind speed of 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph on Saturday evening.