Cyclone Fengal: IMD advises fishermen not to venture into sea
Op IndiaCyclone ‘Fengal’ is expected to make landfall in the evening, and the India Meteorological Department has advised the fishermen not to venture into the sea due to the high waves and turbulent conditions. According to the IMD, the cyclone will hit the coastal areas of north Tamil Nadu today evening and a red alert was issued yesterday for various parts of southern states including the south Andhra Pradesh coastal areas. The cyclone ‘Fengal’ over Southwest Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards with a speed of seven kilometres per hour during the past six hours, according to the Regional Meteorological Centre in Tamil Nadu’s Chennai. “The Cyclonic Storm ‘FENGAL’ over Southwest Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards with a speed of 07 kmph during past 6 hours and lay centred at 0230 hours IST of today, the 30th November 2024 over the same region near latitude 11.9°N and longitude 81.5°E, about 370 km north of Trincomalee, 210 km northeast of Nagappattinam, 180 km east of Puducherry and 190 km southeast of Chennai,” the regional meteorological centre posted on X. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu’s Ranipet district and its surrounding areas have been receiving moderate rainfall since last night.