Due to the storm, schools and colleges closed and red alert issued in these states

Rain Alert: Cyclonic storm Fengal, over the Bay of Bengal, is going to make landfall on Saturday afternoon. At present it is situated about 210 kilometers south-east of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu. It will move towards west-northwest. On the afternoon of November 30, it will cross North Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram near Puducherry as a cyclonic storm, with wind speed ranging from 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph. Authorities in Puducherry have advised local people to stay indoors. He said that all schools and colleges here will remain closed on Saturday. District Magistrate A Kulothungan discussed and reviewed the situation with officials of PWD, local administration, police and other departments.

The weather of Chennai city has changed due to the impact of cyclonic storm Fangal. In Puducherry also, due to Fengal, the weather is changing with high tide and rain in many coastal areas. The weather department issued a red alert for several districts late on Friday night as the deep depression has already turned into cyclonic storm Fengal. There is a possibility of very heavy rain due to this, while the Tamil Nadu government has put its entire machinery on high alert. The department said that this system will gain momentum and move towards Tamil Nadu. It will cross northern Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts as a cyclonic storm near Marakkanam, about 60 km from Mahabalipuram, on Saturday afternoon.

There will be heavy rain in these places

The Meteorological Department has issued a red alert saying that there is a possibility of heavy rain at isolated places in Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Cuddalore and Puducherry and extremely heavy rain at one or two places. Issuing an orange alert, the department has predicted rainfall at isolated places in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram, Ariyalur, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai and Nagapattinam districts and Karaikal region. There is a possibility of heavy rain at isolated places in Ranipet, Tiruvannamalai, Kallakurichi, Perambalur, Tiruchirappalli, Pudukkottai, Sivagangai and Ramanathapuram districts. Meanwhile, after continuous rain, there was no rain in Chennai city and suburbs but it has been raining in Mahabalipuram since late evening. Sea conditions were very rough and waves as high as 7 to 8 feet were seen