Heavy rains continue to batter Tamil Nadu and Puducherry as Cyclone Fengal hovers over the Bay of Bengal. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that the cyclone will make landfall near Puducherry this afternoon.
Odisha government has planned to shift over 10 lakh people from 3,000 villages in 14 districts to relief camps, as deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm this morning and is likely to strengthen into a severe cyclonic storm on Thursday.
At least 40 people have died and over two lakh have been affected across the northeast due to flash floods, heavy rains, and landslides over the last four days.
At least 15 people have been killed in multiple landslides across Aizawl in Mizoram on Tuesday, including 11 in a stone quarry collapse, with the northeastern state witnessing storms caused by Cyclone Remal.
At least two died and 22 were injured, while electric poles and trees were uprooted as the cyclonic storm Biparjoy made landfall in Gujarat on Thursday.
The very severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy will intensify further and move north-northwestwards, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.