In Pics | Cyclone Fengal disrupts Tamil Nadu: flights cancelled, landfall this evening

As strong waves lash the shores of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, authorities and local residents are bracing for Cyclone Fengal. A satellite image taken between 09:45 am and 10:12 am IST on Saturday shows the location of Cyclone Fengal near the Indian coast. (PTI Photo)

Chennai airport has been shut till 4 am on December 1 as heavy rain continues to lash parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Multiple flights are cancelled and many others diverted in light of the inclement weather. (PTI Photo)

Railway stations are waterlogged after heavy rainfall that lashed parts of northern Tamil Nadu on Saturday. Roads were largely deserted and civic workers, police, and fire and rescue personnel are deployed in all vulnerable places. (PTI Photo)

Chief Minister MK Stalin visited a sewage pumping station near Pookadai Bus Stand in Tamil Nadu on Saturday, and inspected the discharge of rainwater and sewage. (Photo: X/CMOTamilNadu)

Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy, too, visited a coastal area affected by heavy rains owing to Cyclone Fengal. (PTI Photo)

Cyclone Fengal is expected to make landfall over Puducherry on Saturday (November 30) in the evening, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) (PTI Photo)

Houses are inundated with rainwater after heavy rainfall. As many as 471 people belonging to 164 families have been moved to six relief centers in Tiruvallur and Nagapattinam districts. (PTI Photo)

The rains have disrupted normalcy and some people have been evacuated. Boats, generators, motor pumps, and necessary equipment have been readied, and NDRF, and state rescue teams have been deployed in vulnerable areas. (PTI Photo)

Fishermen are seen using nets to catch fish despite an advisory issued by the IMD to not venture into deep sea as the cyclone is expected to intensify. In case of any emergency, one can call toll-free numbers 112 and 1077, or seek help through the WhatsApp number 9488981070. (PTI Photo)

A vendor sells umbrellas by the side of a road amid heavy rain. (PTI Photo)