Cyclone Fengal tracker: Puducherry asks residents to stay indoors, issues helplines; heavy rain lashes Tamil Nadu
Hindustan TimesWeather today: Authorities in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are on high alert as Cyclone Fengal approaches the coastal areas, with the landfall expected near Puducherry on Saturday afternoon, November 30. The India Meteorological Department has predicted wind speeds of 70-90 kmph, along with heavy to extremely heavy rainfall across coastal and interior regions of Tamil Nadu and southern Andhra Pradesh. Heavy rain lash Tamil Nadu Heavy rain accompanied by gusty winds pounded several parts of northern Tamil Nadu on Saturday, affecting normalcy. “There will be heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in coastal and low-lying areas during landfall, along with wind speeds of 70-90 kmph,” said Dr S Balachandran, director of the regional meteorological centre in Chennai.