Cyclone Fengal Hits Puducherry: 50 cm Rain, Chennai Airport Shut Down

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[{"selector":"#anim-84b1767c-6cc4-49ea-b6ee-dec23f9a24fe","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ef59cce7-f793-4d1a-a658-6fede31fefac","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cd29d572-8c30-4ee4-903e-6d6fe678d6c8","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-68144a54-3003-478a-b4e5-a04c892634a4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c22d56b2-2a19-48c3-9161-8aed44cf861a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 392.92841%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":800,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Thenpennai river threatens 14 villages as Sathanur dam reaches critical levels at 118.05 feet against 119-foot capacity. Photo Source- @IaSouthern (X formerly Twitter)

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