THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala will receive heavy rain for the next three days due to the formation of Cyclone Fengal in the Bay of Bengal. A yellow alert has been sounded in Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad and Malappuram districts on Saturday. The cyclone is expected to make landfall today afternoon near Puducherry with a maximum wind speed of 90 kmph.
Fishermen have been asked not to venture into the sea for fishing off the coasts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Fengal is the fourth cyclone of the year and the second of the monsoon season. The name 'Fengal' was suggested by Saudi Arabia.