Speaking to ANI, S Balachandran, Director of Chennai Regional Meteorological Centre said, "For the next 24 hours, 'Red' alert to continue for Tenkasi, Thoothukudi, Tiruvaneli and Kanyakumari districts."
Light to moderate rains are expected to continue across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal area on Friday.
According to the Indian Meteorological department, thunderstorm and lightning at one or two areas of Tamil Nadu is also expected.
Due to continuous heavy rain in Tamil Nadu, the District Collectors have declared holidays for all government and private schools in eight districts including Tenkasi, Viruthunagar, Pudhukottai, Nilgiri, Theni, Thirunelveli, Kanyakumari and Thoothukudi on Thursday.
With the onset of the northeast monsoon, the rainfall was 43 percent less than normal last October. However, Tamil Nadu is likely to receive rain at many places for 4 days due to the low atmospheric circulation, the Meteorological Centre said.
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,
Schools in Hong Kong have been shut and flights have been cancelled as super typhoon Saola approaches. It is forecast to hit the city later in the day and could be the worst storm to hit the city in five years, reported CNN.
With the surge of conjunctivitis/eye flu amongst the school-going children in the State, schools in four districts, namely Mon Dimapur, Niuland, and Chumoukedima, have been shut down till August 26.
Following flash floods caused by heavy rains in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh, schools are to remain closed from July 20 to 22 in the Sangla and Nichar sub-division of the district, as per the Deputy Commissioner, Kinnaur district.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced that all government and private schools were being closed in areas where people were grappling with extensive flooding and waterlogging.