HIGHLIGHTS: Cyclone Fengal begins landfall, windspeed at 70-90 km/hr
The cyclone that is moving at 7 km per hour made the landfall about 60 km east-northeast of Puducherry
Satellite image of Cyclone Fengal reaching Tamil Nadu-Puchcherry coast released by IMD
CHENNAI: Cyclone Fengal has finally begun making the landfall, with the forward sector of spiral bands entering land at 7 pm on Saturday.
The cyclone that is moving at 7 km per hour made the landfall about 60 km east-northeast of Puducherry, said the Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai.The cyclone that is moving at 7 km per hour made the landfall about 60 km east-northeast of Puducherry
Latest observations indicate that the forward sector of spiral bands associated with the cyclone has entered into the land. It is likely to move west-southwestwards 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 next three to four hours," said the India Meteorological Department.
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