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The landfall process of severe cyclonic storm Fengal began near Puducherry, the Indian Meteorological Department said.
Meanwhile, heavy rains accompanied by gusty winds pounded several parts of northern Tamil Nadu according to PTI .
What began as intermittent rainfall in coastal regions on the night of November 29, gradually became steady leading to inundation in several areas, including portions of the premises of government hospitals in suburban Chrompet in Chennai, and trees were uprooted in a number of places.
The Cyclonic Storm “FENGAL” [pronounced as FEINJAL] over Southwest Bay of Bengal moved west-southwestwards with a speed of 7 kmph during past 6 hours and lay centred at 1730 hours IST of today, the 30th November 2024 over the southwest Bay of Bengal off North Tamil Nadu coast… pic.twitter.com/pqO1wPAPHK
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) November 30, 2024
Earlier in the day , Operations at the Chennai airport were suspended due to gutsy winds and heavy rains caused by cyclone ‘Fengal’, resulting in multiple flight cancellations and impacting hundreds of passengers.
Parts of the airport were inundated due to the heavy rains.
“In light of Cyclonic Storm ‘Fengal’ and the forecasted high crosswinds, as predicted by IMD, Chennai Airport operations will be suspended from 1230 hrs to 1900 hrs on 30.11.2024 (Today) following safety concerns raised by stakeholder airlines. We recommend passengers check with their respective airlines regarding their flights,” Airports Authority of India (AAI) said in a post on X.
#Alert | In light of Cyclonic Storm ‘Fengal’ and the forecasted high crosswinds, as predicted by IMD, Chennai Airport operations will be suspended from 1230 hrs to 1900 hrs on 30.11.2024 (Today) following safety concerns raised by stakeholder airlines. We recommend passengers… pic.twitter.com/f2eWTOrNLj
— Chennai (MAA) Airport (@aaichnairport) November 30, 2024
