NEW DELHI, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Cyclone Fengal killed at least 19 people in India and Sri Lanka and caused flooding in Tamil Nadu state and the Puducherry region after crossing India's southern coast from the Bay of Bengal on Saturday.

Cyclone Fengal, which made landfall near Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, weakened into a deep depression on Sunday, but heavy rains and floods continued to pound several parts of the state and union territory.

The cyclone made landfall near the union territory of Puducherry on Saturday night, bringing heavy downpour to Tamil Nadu state. Capital Chennai received over 18cm of rainfall in 24 hours from Friday to Saturday evening, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) said.

BENGALURU: Cyclone Fengal made landfall in India's south on late Saturday as heavy rains lashed the region and an airport shut operations. Cyclones — the equivalent of hurricanes in

The death toll from Cyclone Fengal's fierce push through Sri Lanka and southern India reached 20 on Monday as downpours and flooding followed the storm's wake after its winds calmed.

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