The CM confirmed that four people lost their lives due to the cyclone and subsequent 'never before witnessed' rainfall. He announced a compensation of ₹5 lakh each for the families of the deceased.

Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy on Monday announced a slew of relief measures for the damage caused by Cyclone Fengal and the torrential rains that recently battered the union territory

The cyclone left 16 people dead in Sri Lanka and three in India on Sunday. Heavy rain caused by the storm affected nearly 139,000 families, according to latest data from the Disaster Management Centre in Colombo.

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,