A red alert has been issued given heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in several parts of Tamil Nadu, south Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and interior Karnataka.

Parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry experienced heavy rains due to the landfall process of cyclone Fengal. Senior officials in three southern states, including Andhra Pradesh assigned to supervise and coordinate related tasks with district authorities are stationed in their respective districts.

Cyclone Fengal is set to make landfall on the Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram today evening, the India Meteorological

In a 7:35 pm update, the IMD reported that the forward sector of the cyclone's spiral bands has already moved inland. The storm is forecast to continue moving west-southwest, crossing the northern Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram,

The Department of Revenue and Disaster Management has set up toll-free numbers 112 and 1077 to receive distress calls from the public. People can also seek help through the WhatsApp number 9488981070.

Chennai and neighbourhood areas in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry reported heavy rainfall on Saturday with intense continuing as the cyclone Fengal's landfall process commences at around 7pm.

The cyclonic storm has progressed towards Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts and is making landfall near Puducherry, an IMD official said. A red alert has been issued for 10 districts of Tamil Nadu.

Cyclone Fengal, moving at 7kmph, started to enter the coast on Saturday evening. It is expected to cross between Karaikal and Mamallapuram near Puduch

Landfall of Cyclone Fengal begins, likely to cross Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts in 3-4 hours, says weather office This is a breaking news story. Details will be added soon. Please refresh the page for latest version.

At present, Cyclone Fengal is located over the southwest Bay of Bengal, moving west-northwestwards at a speed of 10 kmph. The storm’s coordinates are 12.3°N latitude and 80.7°E longitude, approximately 100 km east-northeast of Puducherry and 100 km southeast of Chennai.