Tamil Nadu Rains, Cyclone Fengal:  Puducherry experienced its heaviest rainfall in three decades as Cyclone Fengal made landfall in the Union Territory on Sunday. The Army and NDRF teams were deployed to manage the aftermath of the cyclone-induced disaster.

In light of the heavy rain forecast, schools and colleges in Puducherry have been closed until December 2.

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Cyclone Fengal is now moving west-northwest and is expected to make landfall along the Kerala-Karnataka coasts on December 3.

Several schools and colleges in Tamil Nadu's Villupuram, Cuddalore, Vellore, and Ranipet districts will also remain closed due to anticipated heavy rainfall, according to reports from news agency PTI.

The IMD stated that the cyclone had weakened and a low-pressure area had formed over north interior Tamil Nadu by Monday morning. “The remnant low-pressure area is likely to emerge over southeast and adjoining east central Arabian Sea off north Kerala-Karnataka coasts around December 3,” IMD said in a post on X. 

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Bengaluru and its surrounding districts until December 3 due to adverse weather conditions. Light to moderate rainfall is expected to persist until December 5.

The University of Madras has announced that the regular examinations scheduled for today (December 2) have been postponed, and the revised dates will be announced later.

Besides, an orange alert has been issued for four Kerala districts — Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur and Palakkad — warning of very heavy rainfall, and a yellow alert for Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Kottayam predicting isolated heavy rains.

As many as three trains were cancelled between Vikravandi and Mundiyampakkam due to the suspension of the bridge as the water level continued to rise. 

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Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sunday inspected Marakkanam, Kottakuppam, Villupuram and Tindivanam, parts of which were still reeling under the impact of the flooding caused by Cyclone Fengal.