In a 7:35 pm update, the IMD reported that the forward sector of the cyclone's spiral bands has already moved inland. The storm is forecast to continue moving west-southwest, crossing the northern Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram,

Chennai: The India Meteorological Department has confirmed that Cyclone Fengal commenced landfall near Puducherry on Saturday evening. By 8.30 pm IST, Cyclone Fengal was located 40 km east-northeast of Puducherry.

Cyclone Fengal has started making landfall near Tamil Nadu's Puducherry at 5:30 PM on Saturday and it will take nearly four hours to complete. As a pre-emptive measure, the state government appealed to people to stay indoors and declared November 30 a holiday for educational institutions as a precautionary measure.

Cyclone Fengal developing in the Bay of Bengal is set to hit Tamil Nadu and Puducherry by Saturday evening. Authorities are taking precautionary measures, including closing Chennai Airport and Puducherry beaches,

Cyclonic storm Fengal has commenced making landfall close to Puducherry and it may approximately take 4 hours for it to cross the coast completely, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said.

Chennai and neighbourhood areas in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry reported heavy rainfall on Saturday with intense continuing as the cyclone Fengal's landfall process commences at around 7pm.

The cyclone is likely to continue moving west-northwestward and cross the north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram, near Puducherry, as a cyclonic storm with wind speeds of 70-80 km/h, gusting to 90 km/h, during the afternoon of November 30.

CHENNAI: The deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal has intensified into a cyclonic storm on Friday afternoon, the India Meteorological Department sai

As of Saturday morning, Cyclone Fengal was located 110 km southeast of Chennai and 120 km east-northeast of Puducherry, moving westward at 13 kmph. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts landfall near Puducherry by night,

Cyclonic storm 'Fengal' began making landfall near Puducherry on Saturday, according to an official from the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The landfall process is expected to continue for approximately four hours,

Chennai experienced gusty winds and heavy rain on Saturday due to Cyclonic Storm Fengal, causing tree uprooting and waterlogging. Fengal is expected to cross the north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast with wind speeds between 70-90 kmph.