The cyclonic storm, named 'Fengal' and pronounced as 'Feinjal' is likely to make a landfall on November 30 afternoon close to Puducherry with a wind speed, gusting upto 90 kmph

The deep depression brewing over the Southwest Bay of Bengal, which was initially expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm, is likely to gradually weaken into a depression as it approaches the north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts.

A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is expected to hit the Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast as a depression on November 30. The storm is moving northwest with a speed of 9 kmph, prompting weather advisories and school closures in Chennai and nearby districts due to inclement weather.

Meanwhile, Cyclone Fengal has already caused massive damage in Tamil Nadu’s Nagapattinam district, with heavy rainfall submerging paddy crops in over 800 acres of land. Farmers in affected areas, including Kamashwaram, Virundhamavadi, and Pudupalli, are facing distress as their crops are completely submerged.

The Navy was bracing up to deal with Cyclone Fengal which is brewing in the Bay of Bengal and expected to intensify in the nex

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert regarding a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal, which is predicted

RESCUE teams said they had recovered four drowned children killed in a flash flood, with four other people missing, after torrential rains from a powerful but slow-­moving storm now heading towards India.

The cyclone is predicted to intensify over the next 48 hours, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and a risk of flooding to the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh.

A deep depression in the Bay of Bengal is intensifying into a cyclonic storm, threatening coastal Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The storm is expected to skirt Sri Lanka before reaching the Tamil Nadu coast around November 30th,

In response to the growing threat posed by Cyclone Fengal, the Indian Navy's Eastern Naval Command has activated its disaster relief operations. Working alongside the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Naval Area,

The deep depression will be named Cyclone Fengal if it turns into a cyclonic storm before making landfall. However, the Met department official says weather patterns show it is weakening.