A Holiday was declared for educational institutions including professional colleges in Mayiladuthurai District on November 14, due to the forecast of heavy rainfall, said the District Collector AP Mahabharathi.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued an orange alert, indicating the possibility of isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall in the coastal regions of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal on November 13th and 14th.
Since the beginning of November, it has been raining widely in Tamil Nadu with the onset of the northeast monsoon. As a result, the water flow to the dam increased up to 69 feet. Following this, a final flood warning was issued.
According to the India Meteorological Department, isolated heavy rainfall is very likely to continue over Tamil Nadu from November 8-9, with a significant reduction thereafter.
The India Meteorological Department has issued isolated heavy rainfall alert for Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry and Karaikal, Coastal and South Interior Karnataka, Rayalaseema and Coastal Andhra Pradesh.
The man died as the wall of his house collapsed and a slab fell on him when heavy rains in Kerala's Santhanpara village triggered a landslide on Sunday, police said.
According to an official press release from the weather department, "Isolated heavy rainfall very likely to continue over south peninsular India from November 6-8. No significant weather over the rest parts of the country during the next 5 days."
Karur district has been receiving widespread moderate rainfall for the past two days. Since Saturday morning, moderate rainfall has lashed various places across Karur and heavy rainfall has been experienced at some places. It continued to rain even at night.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted an 'orange alert' for Pathanamthitta and Idukki districts today, indicating a very heavy rainfall from 6 cm to 20 cm.
With the onset of northeast monsoon, a heavy downpour is witnessed across several districts in Tamil Nadu. The Indian Meteorological Department issued an 'orange alert' in several districts due to the heavy rains battering the state.
Schools have been shut in nine districts namely, Chennai,