Cyclone Fengal: Schools closed in Puducherry, some TN districts; IMD issues rain alert for Karnataka, Kerala
After landfall between Puducherry and neighbouring Tamil Nadu on November 30, Cyclone Fengal weakened on Sunday, but heavy rain continues.
Cyclone Fengal's impact has brought incessant heavy rainfall to Puducherry, where it made landfall near the union territory on Saturday, prompting authorities to announce a holiday for all government and private schools, as well as colleges, on Tuesday, December 3.
After making landfall between Puducherry and neighbouring Tamil Nadu on November 30, Cyclone Fengal weakened on Sunday, but torrential downpours under its influence have been taking place. The Army stepped in to evacuate stranded persons in inundated streets in the union territory. Parts of Tamil Nadu also suffered following heavy rains and inundation.