Heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu caused a building collapse in Mayiladuthurai. Schools and colleges are closed in 15 districts due to severe weather and a potential cyclone forming in the Bay of Bengal. The deep depression is currently located southeast of Sri ...

Heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Ariyalur, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam and Pudukkottai districts.

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

The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into Cyclone Fengal, triggering heavy rain across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Several districts, including Chennai, witnessed traffic disruptions due to waterlogged streets,

The weather department predicted that the deep depression over the Bay of Bengal would turn into a cyclonic storm on November 27 and is expected to impact parts of Tamil Nadu.

Chennai’s RMC reported that a deep depression in the southwest Bay of Bengal could become a cyclonic storm. Heavy rains have prompted holidays for schools in Tamil Nadu districts and Puducherry on November 27.

The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for rain for Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam and Thiruvarur districts in Tamil Nadu and Karaikal in Puducherry.

A deep depression in the Bay of Bengal is intensifying and expected to become a cyclonic storm, named Fengal, by November 27. It's currently southeast of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, and moving towards the Tamil Nadu coast.