1 Killed, Chennai Flooded, Airport Shut As Cyclone Fengal Makes Landfall

1. Heavy rain and gusty winds triggered by the storm preceded the landfall and disrupted flight and practice providers in Chennai. A number of hospitals and homes had been additionally flooded within the capital metropolis.

2. Faculties and faculties in a number of districts in Tamil Nadu have been shut and tons of of individuals moved inland to storm shelters because of the cyclone.

3. Within the neighbouring union territory Puducherry, individuals residing in low-lying areas had been evacuated and the administration despatched SMS alerts cautioning residents to brace for the cyclone.

4. A part of the Chennai airport was inundated and tons of of passengers had been impacted on account of a number of flight cancellations. Operations on the airport had been suspended until 4 am on Sunday.

5. As many as 20 flights had been cancelled in Hyderabad as properly which had been providers to and from Chennai and Tirupati.

6. The heavy rain additionally impacted practice providers in Chennai with the Southern Railway asserting modifications in providers.

7. Barricades blocking entry to well-known seashores, together with the Marina and Mamallapuram, had been put up in Chennai.

8. In a rain-related incident, a migrant employee who tried to withdraw money from an ATM in Chennai, was reportedly electrocuted.

9. The forecast urged fishing crews to remain off the water and predicted surging waves of 1 metre (three ft) that posed a flood danger to low-lying coastal areas.

10. Fengal skirted the coast of Sri Lanka earlier this week, killing not less than 12 individuals together with six kids.

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