For the past few days, heavy rains are lashing Tamil Nadu particularly in the coastal areas including the capital city Chennai. Several localities are submerged and local government agencies are trying to evacuate stranded citizens to safety.
Tamil Nadu is conducting health clinics to take preventive measures against fever and other water-borne diseases as the state is reeling under heavy rains and waterlogging.
The Public Health Office is monitoring the situation in Chennai and adjacent areas of the district where incessant rains have caused waterlogging, leading to the possibility of outbreak of water-borne diseases.
Health Secretary J.A. Radhakrishnan in a letter addressed to the district collectors said that 416 mobile medical units and 770 jeep-borne units have been deployed for the exercise.
Extremely heavy rainfall likely over some parts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh on November 10 and 11, cyclonic circulation likely to turn into low pressure area over southeast Bay of Bengal and become a depression by November 11 near northern TN coast, says IMD.
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Normal life was hit in Puducherry on Monday and educational institutions were closed due to incessant rains under the influence of a cyclonic circulation in the Bay of Bengal. Puducherry, which has been receiving rains since the onset of the north-east monsoon, registered 6.1 cm rainfall during the last 24 hours ending 8.30 AM on Monday, PWD sources told PTI.
Power cut or supply at a very low voltage, threat of more rains resulting in waterlogged roads and homes getting inundated, that is Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu on Monday morning.
"Since morning there is no power supply in our locality. I tried calling the call centre numbers to complain several times and every time I heard the recorded voice saying that you are the caller number 101, 96, 85 and later the line got disconnected," residents of Mylapore told IANS.
In past 24 hrs, Chennai recorded heavy to very heavy rain; expect the intensity to be slightly less today. Low-pressure area, to be formed on November 9in SE Bay of Bengal, will form depression towards the NW & centralise at the north TN coast on 11th morning: Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, DG IMD
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Widespread light to moderate rainfall is very likely over Kerala, south Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu during next five days: India Meteorological Department
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Several parts of Chennai were underwater for the second day on Monday with incessant rains continuing to pound this metropolis even as the MeT department said low pressure is likely to be formed in the southeast Bay of Bengal bringing heavy to very heavy rains for the next few days.
Widespread very light to moderate rains with isolated heavy to very heavy rains likely over South Interior Karnataka, Malnad and Coastal Karnataka districts and isolated very light to light rains likely over north interior Karnataka districts till Nov 9: Met Dept
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The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deputed five rescue teams in Tamil Nadu in wake of the heavy rain inundating several areas.
According to the officials, two teams have been deputed in Madurai district, one each in Chennai, Chengalpattu and Thiruvallur districts and additional teams have been put on alert in case needed.
All NDRF teams stationed at five various locations are self-contained and equipped with flood rescue equipment, collapsed structures, search and rescue equipment including Jemini boats, communication system and PPE kits, the officials added.
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Heavy rain and thunderstorms will continue in Chennai and almost all other districts of Tamil Nadu in the next two days, the regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rain in several districts of Tamil Nadu on Sunday and for the next few days.
The southern metropolis of Chennai was swamped on Sundayas unprecedented rains, categorised as heavy to very heavy rainfall, continued to lash the city since Saturday evening, bringing back the scary memories of the 2015 floods.