Cyclone Fengal Live Updates: Chennai Flooded, Vehicles Stranded on Flyovers

Cyclone Fengal Live Updates: The Advisory Issued by Governor R N Ravi of Tamil Nadu on Saturday Advises People to Stay Indoors and Not to Go Outside in View of Cyclone Fengal.

The governor posted on X, "Cyclonic storm Fengal and accompanying torrential rain have severely disrupted normal life in the northern coastal regions and adjoining areas of Tamil Nadu, and our people are facing immense hardship. In this difficult time, I appeal to our people to remain indoors and avoid going out unless absolutely necessary. Kindly follow the advisories issued by authorities."

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In an emergency, central and state agencies are working nonstop, said the governor.

Heavy showers which caused disruption from Cyclone Fengal finally engulfed hospitals and homes across Chennai and surrounding areas on Saturday while civic authorities were"working on a war-footing" to evacuate waterlogged areas. Barricades and umbrellas were uprooted by gusty winds, forcing road users to take shelter while Cyclone Fengal passed closer towards the coastline. Leaving several areas submerged within the city, surrounding regions were greatly affected.

Full of exhortation to people but banning it on beaches by high tides would also be worthy of visitations on the shorelines, the report added as PTI noted seeing many people frolicking on the coasts. Visitors were also spotted at Mamallapuram World Heritage site, defying advisories. Coastal areas like Marakkanam in Villupuram district were reported to have received high wind speed.

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On Saturday, light to moderate rain or thundershowers are expected in many parts of south coastal and Rayalaseema of Andhra Pradesh, with an extremely heavy downpour expected at isolated locations, SPSR Nellore, Tirupati, and Chittoor districts being among affected locations.

As per the IMD, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are likely to occur in some parts due to Cyclone Fengal in South Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema. Heavy rain is expected on isolated areas in the following districts on Sunday: Prakasam, SPSR Nellore, YSR Kadapa, Annamayya, and Tirupati, and Chittoor.

The cyclonic storm Fengal began making landfall near Puducherry after an official from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the landfall process is expected to take about four hours to complete. "The cyclonic landfall initiated at about 5:30 pm on November 30," S. Balachandran, Additional director general of the IMD-Regional Meteorological Centre, told PTI.

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