Heavy rains bring life to standstill in Tamil Nadu

Heavy rainfall for the past few days has disrupted normal life in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

As residents struggled to cope with rains that lashed several parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, the India Meteorological Department on Sunday predicted heavy rains in State on Monday and Tuesday. (Photo | Debadatta Mallick, EPS)

Updated on:

02 Dec 2019, 7:42 am

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An ‘extreme heavy rain’ warning was issued to the six districts of Ramnad, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Tiruvallur, and Tiruvannamalai. Ten districts, including Chennai, Kancheepuram, Villupuram and Puducherry, got a ‘very heavy rainfall’ warning.

Heavy rainfall disrupted life in Namakkal, Nilgiris Puducherry, Pudukkottai, Villupuram and Nagapattinam, with Cuddalore and Tirunelveli districts among the worst affected. As many as 10,000 houses in low-lying parts of Cuddalore remain surrounded by water. (Photo | EPS)

For residents in Chennai, the rain havoc recalled the horrors of the 2015 floods with the suburbs again being the worst affected. While Pallavaram, Chromepet, Kundrathur, Chitlapakkam, Madambakkam and Tambaram were inundated, several areas in the South and North Chennai saw water stagnating for hours. In Korattur, excess water from Ambattur lake caused the Korattur canal to overflow with water entering houses. (Photo | P Jawahar, EPS)

Chennai, Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Thoothukudi, Cuddalore, Ramanad, Kancheepuram & Pondy district collectors declared Monday a holiday for educational institutions. Madras and Anna universities postponed exams scheduled for Monday. (Photo | EPS)

More than 1,200 people belonging to 130 families of Manamelkudi village were rescued and shifted to two government schools by fire and rescue personnel on Sunday. Ropes and floaters were used to rescue people stranded in waist-deep water. The district recorded more than 11 cm of rainfall in the last 24 hours. (Photo | Debadatta Mallick, EPS)

The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has launched 24*7 helpline to report water stagnation and flooding. Residents can call 044-25384520, 044-25384530, 044-25384540 or WhatsApp 9445477205, which operates from Ripon Buildings’ control room. (Photo | EPS)