Fishermen move their boats away from the sea during rains along the coast of the Bay of Bengal in Chennai. Photo: PTI
Cyclone Fengal: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry brace for very heavy rain
The IMD said the deep depression will intensify into a cyclonic storm and cross the north TN-Puducherry coasts around the morning of Nov 30
The deep depression over the Southwest Bay of Bengal remained practically stationary about 100 km east-northeast of Trincomalee and it will intensify into a cyclonic storm in the next 12 hours, the Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, said on Thursday (November 28).
It would move nearly north-northwestwards, skirting the Sri Lanka coast and intensify into a cyclonic storm during the next 12 hours, the RMC said in its latest bulletin.
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"To cross the north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram around the morning of November 30, as a deep depression with a wind speed of 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph," it said.
Tamil Nadu and Puducherry braced for very heavy rain with the possibility of Cyclone Fengal crossing the coasts near Chennai.
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Meanwhile, the National Disaster Response Force team inspected the vulnerable and low-lying areas in TR Patinam, Karaikal, along with officials, focussing on risk assessment and safety measures, the NDRF said.
(With agency inputs)
