The cyclone Fengal has so far claimed 12 lives in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

Axar.az reports that citing DW, parts of southern India were reeling from cyclone Fengal on Tuesday while at the same time, northern Kerala was put on red alert and schools in the city of Puducherry were closed.

Over 200,000 hectares of farmland have been submerged under water and over 2,400 huts were damaged due to heavy rainfall, the report said.

At least 14 districts of Tamil Nadu remain impacted.

Schools were shut in parts of southern India with weather officials on Monday warning that there remained a risk of flash flooding.

Fengal made landfall in India's Tamil Nadu state on Saturday, bringing the highest 24-hour rainfall recorded in 30 years to nearby Puducherry.

Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin has urged Modi for an immediate interim relief of $236 million from the National Disaster Relief Fund citing the "unprecedented" destruction caused by Cyclone Fengal.