Cyclone Fengal has struck Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, leading to intense rainfall and flooding. Uprooted trees, submerged streets, and decreased temperatures add to the challenges. A red alert has led to the closure of schools and transport suspension in Chennai and northern districts.

Cyclonic Storm Fengal crossed the North Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts on Saturday late night and is likely to continue moving west-southwestward, weakening into a deep depression within the next few hours,

Confusion surrounds Cyclone Fengal's landfall. While the Meteorological Department declared landfall, a private weather analyst reported the cyclone remains at sea. Heavy rainfall is expected to continue in Chennai and Puducherry.

Cyclone Fengal made landfall on Saturday night between 10:30 pm and 11:30 pm IST, near Puducherry, with wind speeds of 70-80 km/h, gusting up to 90 km/h.

The Cyclone Fengal, which formed in the Bay of Bengal, made landfall near Puducherry late Saturday night, between 10:30 PM and 11:30 PM.

Chennai, which bore the brunt of the cyclonic storm, with winds gusting up to 90 kmph before its landfall, is taking baby steps in limping back to normalcy on Sunday, with the city's airport resuming operations after being shut for over 12 hours on Saturday.

Cyclone Fengal has crossed the North Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts on Saturday night and is likely to continue inching towards west-southwestward weakening into a deep depression within the next few hours,

Cyclone Fengal made landfall in Tamil Nadu, bringing heavy rainfall due to the intensified Northeast monsoon. The cyclone crossed the coast last night, resulting in widespread heavy downpours The cyclone that surprised the Meteorological Center With the Northeast monsoon intensifying,

Cyclone Fengal made landfall as it crossed the Tamil Nadu coast between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram. The cyclone triggered heavy rainfall and strong winds over coastal districts in north Tamil Nadu, flooding low-lying areas and disrupting flights and train services in Chennai.

The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has issued a red alert for Sunday, forecasting rainfall over Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Cuddalore, and Puducherry.