The India Meteorological Department on Thursday said the deep depression in the southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by morning of November 29. The deep depression has brought heavy rains to parts of Tamil Nadu,

The Indian Navy is preparing for Cyclone Fengal in the Bay of Bengal by activating disaster response mechanisms. They are prepositioning resources like food, water, and medical supplies, and readying Flood Relief Teams and diving teams for search and rescue operations in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry,

Most importantly IMD stated that there is a possibility of marginal intensification of the deep depression into a cyclonic storm.

Once intensified, the storm will be identified as Fengal, a name proposed by Saudi Arabia. This is the second cyclone in the post-monsoon season to affect the Indian coast after Cyclone Dana, which crossed Odisha as a ‘severe’ category storm in late October.

Storm is predicted to cross the northern Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts, between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram, on the morning of 30.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a warning that a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into Cyclone Fengal by 27 November. The depression, located 770 km south-southeast of Chennai,

Schools in Tiruchirappalli, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, and Tiruvarur are closed in anticipation of heavy rains.

A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is set to intensify into Cyclone Fengal, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Andhra Pradesh. Schools are shut in several districts,