Heavy rains are reported in Tamilnadu and around the areas . Parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are bracing for heavy rainfall and the possibility of cyclone Fengal, a name proposed by Saudi Arabia. A red alert has been issued in the Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai and Tiruvarur districts.
The state government is “ready to face the rain”, said Chief Minister M K Stalin. He requested the public to “be safe while going out”.
“The deep depression over the Southwest Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards with a speed of 13 kilometers per hour (kmph) during the past 6 hours and lay centred at 0530 hours IST of today,” said the Indi Meteorological Department (IMD).
“It will continue to move north-northwestwards towards Tamil Nadu coast skirting Sri Lanka coast during subsequent 2 days,” warned IMD.
