Roads were flooded and schools were shut in parts of southern India with weather officials on Monday warning that there remained a risk of flash flooding.

After landfall between Puducherry and neighbouring Tamil Nadu on November 30, Cyclone Fengal weakened on Sunday, but heavy rain continues.

Cyclone Fengal has resulted in extremely heavy rainfall in coastal regions of north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Particularly affected was the Sankaraparani River in Puducherry, where over 200 residences in NR Nagar were inundated.

Puducherry govt has decided to provide relief assistance of Rs 5,000 to all ration card holders; 10,000 hectares of crops have been damaged

Cyclone Fengal brought unprecedented rain, claiming lives and damaging livelihoods in Puducherry. The government rolls out financial aid for families, farmers, and fishermen, while urging the Centre for Rs 100 crore assistance.

Schools in several parts of southern India are closed today because of heavy rainfall due to cyclone Fengal. Cyclone Fengal, which made landfall on the coasts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Saturday,

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) released a statement on Monday (Dec 2) stating that a depression formed by the remnants of Cyclonic Storm Fengal, was now progressing west-northwestward over northern coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry almost at a speed of 7 km/h over the past six hours.

The IMD reported that the depression from Cyclone Fengal is moving west-northwest and is expected to weaken into a low-pressure area. Heavy rainfall has prompted school holidays in Puducherry, Kerala,