Cyclone 'Fengal' approaching Tamil Nadu coast, IMD predicts widespread moderate rainfall, Navy activates disaster response plan.

Chennai is on high alert as Cyclone Fengal, a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal, intensifies, bringing heavy rainfall to parts of Tamil Nadu.

Chennai: As Cyclonic Storm 'Fengal' nears Tamil Nadu's coastal districts, a senior IMD official stated that most parts of the state will experience widespread moderate rainfall. Chennai Regional Meteorological Centre Director S.

The deep depression over the Southwest Bay of Bengal remains nearly stationary, located about 100 km east-northeast of Trincomalee. According to the Regional Meteorological Centre in Chennai, it is expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm within the next 12 hours.

As Cyclone Fengal slowly approached Tamil Nadu coast, the Indian Navy mobilised disaster response efforts, focusing on relief operations, rescue missions, and close coordination with Tamil Nadu authorities to mitigate the cyclone's impact.

A deep depression in the southwest Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a cyclone today and make landfall between Mamallapuram and Karaikal. Rainfall will intensify from November 29, with heavy rain expected in Chennai,

As severe waves brought a buoy ashore at Chennai's Marina Beach on Wednesday, India Meteorological Department (IMD) confirmed that a deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal is intensifying into a cyclone.

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

In Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirappalli district, schools and colleges are closed due to ongoing rainfall. The IMD has issued flash flood warnings as a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal may develop into a cyclonic storm,