Cyclone Fengal: Top news you need to know
The Hindu
Cyclone Fengal updates: Chennai airport closed, flights diverted, relief centers set up, and more.
Cyclonic storm Fengal moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 10 kmph during the past six hours over Southwest Bay of Bengal as of 11.30 a.m. today (November 30), about 100 km east-northeast of Puducherry, 100 km southeast of Chennai, 190 km north-northeast of Nagappattinam and 420 km north of Trincomalee.
It is likely to move westwards and cross north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram close to Puducherry as a cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph during Saturday evening.
The RMC has predicted possibility of slow movement of the system while approaching the coasts.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has announced that food will be provided free of cost at Amma canteens across Chennai on Saturday.
The Chennai airport has been shut down and all departure and arrival flights have been suspended from 12.30 p.m. to 7 p.m. due to adverse weather conditions.
Earlier in the day, IndiGo Airlines said it has temporarily suspended all arrival and departure flight operations at the Chennai airport.
Nine flights from destinations including Tiruchi, Thoothukudi, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, New Delhi, Port Blair, Colombo, and Hyderabad were diverted to the Bengaluru airport.
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