Cyclone Fengal made landfall near Puducherry and is likely to cross the Tamil Nadu coasts in the next three to four hours.

Cyclonic storm Fengal commenced its landfall process close to Puducherry and it may approximately take 4 hours for it to cross the coast completely, PTI reported, citing an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official on Saturday.

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.

Heavy rains lashed India’s south and a major airport shut operations as cyclone Fengal made landfall late on Saturday.  Cyclones -- the equivalent of hurricanes in the North Atlantic or typhoons in the northwestern Pacific -- are a regular and deadly menace in

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,

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Cyclonic storm 'Fengal' is expected to make landfall near Puducherry on November 30 with wind speeds up to 90 kmph. The Tamil Nadu government has declared a holiday for educational institutions and urged the public to stay indoors.

Tamil Nadu is preparing for the imminent Cyclone Fengal. The deep depression in the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm, making landfall between Karaikal and Marmalapuram on Saturday afternoon.

The Puducherry government announced closures for November 29 and 30, affecting both government and privately managed institutions.