Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin reviewed the precautionary measures, as the state prepares to brace Cyclone Fengal. Flight operations have been hit at Chennai Airport.

Cyclone Fengal: Cyclonic storm Fengal commenced its landfall process close to Puducherry and it may approximately take 4 hours for it to cross the coast completely, PTI reported, citing an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official on Saturday.

Cyclone Fengal made landfall near Puducherry and is likely to cross the Tamil Nadu coasts in the next three to four hours.

Passengers are advised to check with the railway authorities for further updates and to plan their journeys accordingly.

Over 50 flights were cancelled, leaving thousands of passengers stranded at the airport and in neighbouring states.

Cyclonic storm Fengal has commenced making landfall close to Puducherry and it may approximately take 4 hours for it to cross the coast completely, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said.

Heavy rains lashed India’s south and a major airport shut operations as cyclone Fengal made landfall late on Saturday.  Cyclones -- the equivalent of hurricanes in the North Atlantic or typhoons in the northwestern Pacific -- are a regular and deadly menace in

Airports Authority of India (AAI) in a post on X recommended that passengers should check with their respective airlines regarding their flights.

Chennai Airport's closure extends due to Cyclone Fengal, with operations expected to resume at 4 am on December 1. Severe weather affects flights and rail services, as authorities and the India Meteorological Department closely monitor the situation.

Several airlines issued travel advisories about their schedules amid heavy rain in the region due to storm set to make landfall near Tamil Nadu.