Cyclone Fengal: Chennai Man Electrocuted At Flooded ATM, Body Found Floating On Waterlogged Road

The India Meteorological Department or IMD has issued a red alert for very heavy rain in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Kallakurichi, and Cuddalore districts of Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry.

A man's body was found floating on a flooded road outside an ATM in Chennai.

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A man on Saturday was found dead outside an ATM on a flooded street in Chennai. His body was afloat when people found him. 

A video of the man's body floating on the flooded street has gone viral on social media. It shows people prodding the body was a wooden pole after which some of them pull it out of the floowaters.  

The flooding has been caused in the city as Tamil Nadu and Puducherry have been receiving heavy showers ahead of the powerful cyclone storm, Fengal, which is set to make landfall near the coast of Puducherry in the evening.

According to the police, the man has not been identified so far and its is likely that he died due to electrocution. An investigation is underway, NDTV reported. 

India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for heavy rain in several parts of Puducherry and Tamil Nadu as the storm over the Bay of Bengal is expected to make landfall today evening. The weather department has issued alert for very heavy to extremely heavy rain in Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Kallakurichi, and Cuddalore districts of Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin reviewed the situation at the State Emergency Operations Centre with top officials. He stated that all precautionary measures have been taken and camps have been set up for those living in vulnerable areas. Stalin added that food was also being distributed to the people. 

In view of cyclone Fengal, the Chennai International Airport has been temporarily shut till 7 PM starting from 12:30 PM. Some flights were diverted to Bengaluru and Tiruchirappalli and nearly 18 flights were cancelled and 12 others were delayed.

Meanwhile, Chennai Metro Rail stated its services were operational without any glitches. It informed public of parking areas in the stations which were prone to waterlogging. 

Earlier this week, Fengal skirted the coast of Sri Lanka, killing at least 12 people including six children.