The IMD has issued a red alert for several districts, including Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Puducherry, and Karaikal.

Chennai and Chengalpattu schools closed due to approaching deep depression, heavy rains expected in Tamil Nadu.

In response to the heavy rainfall anticipated from Cyclone Fengal, schools and colleges in Puducherry and Karaikal will remain closed on Friday and Saturday

A deep depression in the southwest Bay of Bengal is expected to cross the north Tamil Nadu coast tomorrow. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is predicted in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram, and other districts.

Cyclone Fengal is set to make landfall near Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, prompting high alerts, school closures, and disaster preparedness to minimize its impact.

With Cyclonic Storm ’Fengal’ approaching the coastal districts of Tamil Nadu, a senior IMD official said that there was will be fairly widespread moderate rainfall in most of the parts of the state.

Schools and colleges in some parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry remained closed today as heavy rains were forecast due to the impact of Cyclone Fengal brewing over the Bay of Bengal.

Heavy rainfall persists in multiple districts of Tamil Nadu, with a yellow alert for Chennai and an orange alert for Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, and Cuddalore.

Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are preparing for very heavy rainfall, while the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is conducting risk assessments and safety checks in vulnerable areas like T R Patinam,

IMD said the deep depression in the southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by morning of November 29.