Main roads and arterial routes were flooded causing severe disruptions to daily life, while farmlands with standing crops suffered significant damage. Rescue operations are currently underway in multiple affected areas,

Normal life was crippled in Puducherry due to heavy rains that lashed the union territory in the wake of Cyclone Fengal, which crossed the coast here on November 30 night.

Three people died in rain-related incidents in Chennai after Cyclone Fengal crossed the coast near Puducherry, triggering heavy rainfall and strong winds across coastal districts in north Tamil Nadu.

Operations at the Chennai airport, which had been suspended for Sunday due to Cyclone Fengal, started past midnight but many flights suffered cancellations and delays.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted extremely heavy rainfall in Puducherry on Sunday as Cyclone Fengal made landfall on the coast on Saturday evening. Rescue operations are going on evacuate stranded people.

Cyclone Fengal cripples Puducherry with heavy rains, flooding, power outages, and evacuation efforts by local authorities.

Cyclone Fengal hits Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, causing flash floods, tree uprooting, and temperature drops. Security forces are assisting those affected amid closed schools and halted transport due to a red alert in Chennai.

Puducherry recorded its highest-ever rainfall of 46 cm during the storm, IMD Regional Meteorological Centre Additional Director General S Balachandran said in a Sunday morning update at 7:30 am.