At least three people were killed as Cyclone Fengal made landfall in India's southern Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts on early Sunday morning, packing heavy rains and powerful winds, and forcing a brief flight suspension.

Chennai, which bore the brunt of the cyclonic storm with winds gusting up to 90 kmph before its landfall, took baby steps towards limping back to normalcy, even as air and train operations resumed though many flights were either delayed or cancelled.

Cyclone Fengal made landfall along the coastal stretch between Karaikal in Puducherry and Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu. The storm brought winds with speeds of up to 90 km/h during landfall, significantly impacting the region.

Puducherry bore the brunt of Cyclone Fengal’s fury, recording 490 mm of rainfall by Sunday morning — the UT’s highest 24-hour total in three decades.

At least three people were killed in rain-related incidents as Cyclone Fengal made landfall on south India’s eastern coast, uprooting trees and flooding roads. The cyclone made landfall near the union territory of Puducherry on Saturday night,

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