Fengal kills 17 in Sri Lanka as nearly 470,000 others taking shelter in temporary relief camps
\n Puducherry
\nFengal made landfall in India\u2019s Tamil Nadu state on Saturday, bringing the highest 24-hour rainfall seen in 30 years to nearby Puducherry, before weakening to a normal low pressure weather system by Monday morning.
\nMore deaths were reported in Sri Lanka after Fengal skirted the island nation on Friday bringing intense rains that triggered landslides.
\nSri Lanka\u2019s disaster management agency said a total of 17 people had been killed in the country while nearly 470,000 others were taking shelter in temporary relief camps.
\nIndia recorded three deaths from electrocution as a result of the storm, Tamil Nadu disaster management minister KKSSR Ramachandran told reporters late Saturday.
\nHe did not give further details on what caused the deaths, adding that damage from the cyclone was otherwise \u201cminimal\u201d.
\nIndia\u2019s disaster agency were also attempting to rescue a family of seven in the state feared trapped by a landslide, local media reports said Monday.
\nRoads 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.
\nPuducherry, a former French colony on India\u2019s southern coast, received its highest 24-hour rainfall in 30 years after Fengal made landfall nearby, India\u2019s weather department said.
\nCyclones \u2014 the equivalent of hurricanes in the North Atlantic or typhoons in the northwestern Pacific \u2014 are a regular and deadly menace in the northern Indian Ocean.
\nBut scientists warn that storms are becoming more powerful as the world heats up due to climate change driven by burning fossil fuels.
\nWarmer ocean surfaces release more water vapour, which provides additional energy for storms, strengthening winds.
\nA warming atmosphere also allows them to hold more water, boosting rainfall.
\nBut better forecasting and more effective evacuation planning have dramatically reduced death tolls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fengal kills 17 in Sri Lanka as nearly 470,000 others taking shelter in temporary relief camps Puducherry Fengal made landfall in India\u2019s Tamil Nadu state on Saturday, bringing the highest 24-hour rainfall seen in 30 years to nearby Puducherry, before weakening to a normal low pressure weather system by Monday morning. More deaths were reported […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":447075,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-447055","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n