Newsinc24 Team 
Cyclone Fengal, which made landfall near Puducherry on November 30, remained stationary near the union territory and would gradually weaken, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. Further, Puducherry recorded its highest rainfall of 46 cm, IMD-Regional Meteorological Centre, Additional Director General, S Balachandran, said in an update at 7.30 am on Sunday.
The Cyclonic Storm “FENGAL” [pronounced as FEINJAL] over north coastal Tamil Nadu & Puducherry remained practically stationary during past 6 hours and lay centered at 0530 hours IST of today, the 1st December 2024 over the same region near latitude 12.0°N and longitude 79.8°E,… pic.twitter.com/PSVUqahgEr
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) December 1, 2024
Meanwhile, operations at the Chennai airport, which had been suspended on Sunday, resumed past midnight but many flights suffered cancellations and delays, officials said. Heavy rain and gusty winds triggered by the storm preceded the landfall and disrupted flight and train services in Chennai. Several hospitals and houses were also flooded in the capital city. the Indian Army rescued over 100 people from a flooded locality.Three people were electrocuted in separate rain-related incidents in Chennai as Cyclone Fengal made landfall along the Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast on Saturday evening, triggering heavy rainfall and flooding several parts of the city.
#WATCH | Puducherry: Severe waterlogging can be seen in several areas as #FengalCyclone made landfall on the Puducherry coast at 7 pm on Saturday.
— ANI (@ANI) December 1, 2024
Rescue teams are using boats to evacuate people stranded in the floodwaters. pic.twitter.com/IOphagukhU
Fengal skirted the coast of Sri Lanka earlier this week, killing at least 12 people including six children.
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