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Cyclone Fengal spares Chennai, wreaks havoc in Puducherry and Villupuram
The Statesman
|December 02, 2024
Cyclone Fengal which spared Chennai, wreaked havoc in Puducherry and its neighbourhood as well as Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu.
Having made landfall late on Saturday evening, it is still stationed close to Puducherry.
Regional Meteorological Centre director S Balachandran said the cyclone, which had weakened into a deep depression will pass through Tiruvannamalai, Kallakurichi, Salem and Krishnagiri districts, bringing intense spells in the region.
This story is from the December 02, 2024 edition of The Statesman.
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