A 45-year-old man died after his house collapsed on him amid heavy rains at Nondimedu in Udhagamandalam on the intervening night of Sunday (December 1, 2024) and Monday (December 2, 2024).

Cyclone Fengal, which has been lashing Tamil Nadu with heavy rainfall, caused a mudslide in Tiruvannamalai district on Sunday. Seven people, including five children, are feared trapped after a huge boulder fell on huts located on the lower slopes of Annamalaiyar Hill.

Cyclone Fengal made landfall on November 30 along the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts, causing widespread flooding and damage.

The IMD reports a depression (remnant of Cyclone Fengal) over north coastal Tamil Nadu & Puducherry, moving west-northwest.

District Collector D. Bhaskar Pandian said five children were among those trapped inside the house. They are yet to be traced. The incident occurred on Sunday evening when a landslide hit VOC Nagar, located at the foot of the Annamalaiyar Hills in Tiruvannamalai,

According to the latest updates, schools and colleges in some parts of Tamil Nadu will remain closed due to heavy rainfall. Schools and colleges will be closed in Karaikal and Puducherry and also a few parts of Chennai.

Cyclone Fengal that concluded landfall on Sunday morning has weakened into deep depression and is moving north-northwestwards. However, the spell of rainfall is likely to continue in several parts of the country.

All schools and colleges were closed for today in Puducherry and parts of Tamil Nadu as heavy rainfall triggered by Cyclone Fengal continued in those places. The cyclone weakened into a deep depression.

"Now the cyclone had crossed so actually our focus is now shifted to restoration of whatever the damage has been done. There were heavy rainfalls until now. In some areas, 56 centimeter rainfall has taken place from yesterday morning at 8.