IMD predicts that the cyclonic storm will move west-northwestwards and cross north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts close to Puducherry with a wind speed of 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph during the afternoon today. As Cyclone Fengal expected to intensify Chennai coast, a scene at Kovalam Beach, in Chennai on Friday. | Photo Credit: Ravindran_R

In a move to protect the safety of students, the Tamil Nadu government has ordered all schools and colleges in Chennai, Thiruvallur, Kanchipuram, and Chengalpattu districts to remain closed on November 30.

Cyclonic storm 'Fengal' over Bay of Bengal is likely to make a landfall on November 30 afternoon, close to Puducherry, with wind speed upto 90 kmph, the India Meteorological Department said on Friday

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Cyclone Fengal is expected to move west-northwestwards and make landfall on the Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast, close to Puducherry, on the afternoon of 30.

Cyclone Fengal is predicted to bring strong winds and heavy rainfall to the regions in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry between Mahabalipuram and Karaikal as it makes landfall.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a warning that a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into Cyclone Fengal by 27 November. The depression, located 770 km south-southeast of Chennai,

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that the system will make landfall between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram, close to Puducherry, on the morning of November 30.

Schools and colleges in some parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry remained closed today as heavy rains were forecast due to the impact of Cyclone Fengal brewing over the Bay of Bengal.

Cyclonic storm 'Fengal' is set to make landfall near Puducherry on November 30, with wind speeds reaching up to 90 km/h, according to the India Meteorological Department