The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a rainfall alert for various regions in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and southwest Madhya Pradesh for the early hours of Monday.
Normal life was disrupted as the general public struggled with their day-to-day chores. Rainwater flooded main roads, streets and common routes used for daily commuting.
Due to the heavy rainfall waterlogs happened on many parts of Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) road, a 45 km arterial road in the city, and the motorists were unable to drive their vehicles
The Chennai Meteorological Department forecasted on Sunday that light to moderate rainfall with thunder and lightning is likely to occur in Chennai, Chengalpattu, Tiruvannamalai, Thiruvallur, Kanchipuram, Nilgiris, Coimbatore and Tirupur districts of Tamil Nadu for Today.
Gujarat is witnessing unseasonal rainfall in many areas of the state since Sunday morning. Hailstones also fell in many places. Crops may suffer huge losses due to sporadic downpours.
Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) M R Ajith Kumar called the incident a 'freak accident' and said that the sudden rains in the area drove the huge crowd of students to the stampede since all of the students tried to take cover from the rainfall.
Vice Chancellor of CUSAT, PG Sankaran, said, "As part of Tech Fest, a musical programme was also organised. Unfortunately, the crowd was huge and there was rain. The steps created some problems and some students fell down. The number of people injured I can only tell tomorrow. More than 2
"From November 26-27, the higher reaches of Chamba, Kinnaur, Lahaul-Spiti, Kullu, Kangra and Shimla districts will receive snowfall and the lower areas of Sirmaur, Solan, Mandi, and Kangra will receive light rainfall. From November 28-29, the snowfall will be reduced and the weather will cle
India Meteorological Department (IMD) Chennai on Saturday issued a thunderstorm warning for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry for the next three hours from 7 am in the morning.