Cyclone Fengal: Puducherry Schools Shut, IMD Issues Rain Alerts for Karnataka, Kerala

Cyclone Fengal: IMD has forecast heavy rainfall in Kerala as Cyclone Fengal has weakened into a low pressure area over Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The system is expected to develop further and move into the southeast and east-central Arabian Sea near Kerala and Karnataka coasts by 3rd December.

Cyclone Fengal made landfall between Puducherry and Tamil Nadu on 30th November and weakened on Sunday. But the rain under its influence is still continuing. Army has been called in to evacuate people stranded in flooded streets in the union territory. Parts of Tamil Nadu is also affected by heavy rain and flooding.

As per the latest update from India Meteorological Department (IMD), the cyclonic storm over north coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry has moved nearly westwards and weakened into a ‘Well Marked Low Pressure Area’ at 5:30 am on Monday. The remnant low pressure area is expected to emerge over southeast and adjoining east-central Arabian Sea off north Kerala-Karnataka coasts by 3rd December, IMD said.

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Schools closed in Puducherry: Education minister A Namachivayam has declared holiday for all government and private schools and colleges on 3rd December due to heavy rain caused by Cyclone Fengal.

Kerala weather: The IMD on Monday issued a warning of significant rainfall in Kerala due to Cyclone Fengal, which has currently weakened into a low-pressure area over north interior Tamil Nadu, extending into south interior Karnataka.

Red alerts were issued for five northern districts--Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad, Kozhikode, and Malappuram--on Monday. Palakkad, Thrissur, Idukki, Alappuzha and Ernakulam districts are under an orange alert, while Kottayam, and Pathanamthitta were on a yellow alert.

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Karnataka weather forecast: IMD said on Monday that Bengaluru and other parts of Karnataka are also expected to receive rainfall for the next two days owing to Cyclone Fengal. Bengaluru had been receiving rain since Sunday evening, and according to IMD officials, Coastal Karnataka and parts of South Interior Karnataka were likely to experience light to moderate rainfall on Tuesday.

The Dakshina Kannada district administration, which was under an orange alert on Monday, is expected to receive "heavy to very heavy rainfall" in the on Tuesday as well. As a precaution, all anganwadis, government, aided, and private schools, along with pre-university colleges up to class 12, will remain closed on December 3 in Dakshina Kannada.

Army, NDRF in Puducherry: Sankaraparani River areas were the worst hit in Puducherry where over 200 houses in NR Nagar were flooded and Army and NDRF was called in for rescue.

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