Cyclone Fengal: 19 dead across India and Sri Lanka, seven trapped in Tamil Nadu rubble, IMD issues red alert

Cyclone Fengal has affected the lives of people in Puducherry and Tamil Nadu due to heavy rainfall.

Cyclone Fengal: South India is witnessing the devastating impact of Cyclone Fengal. The storm has affected daily life. The Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for heavy rainfall in four districts of Kerala (Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, and Kannur) today. Similarly, an alert has been issued for Andhra Pradesh. According to the Meteorological Department, heavy rainfall is likely to occur in Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada and other districts, as well as in the southern coastal region of Nellore.

19 deaths in Sri Lanka

Cyclone Fengal has affected the lives of people in Puducherry and Tamil Nadu due to heavy rainfall. So far, 19 people have died in Sri Lanka and India since Saturday. This includes 15 deaths in Sri Lanka and three in Chennai.

Local elders say that Puducherry witnessed such a natural disaster three decades ago. The main roads and streets are flooded due to heavy rainfall. Transport services have been affected, and voluntary organisations like Puducherry Heritage Round Table 167 have assisted the government’s efforts by providing food packets to people in relief camps.

Relief camps

Due to this cyclone, more than 1,000 people have been sent to 32 relief camps. Meanwhile, 49 relief camps have been set up in Villupuram. In Tiruvannamalai, seven people are trapped in debris due to heavy rainfall, and the NDRF team is working to rescue them.