Tamil Nadu Rains Highlights: 'Red alert' withdrawn in Chennai; rainfall likely in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh

Intense showers battered Chennai and other northern regions of Tamil Nadu on Thursday while the depression over the Bay of Bengal crossed the coast by evening near here. As many as 14 people were killed in rain-related incidents in the state, standing crops were submerged, trees uprooted and over 1,000 tenements, mostly huts suffered damage across Tamil Nadu.

Stalin inspects rain-hit areas in Tamil Nadu, sips tea with people

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin who visited the rain-battered districts of Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram on Friday sprang a surprise by briefly stopping to sip tea and interact with the public.

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Another round of rain lurking round the corner for southern states

The well-marked low-pressure area over north Tamil Nadu and its neighbourhood weakened into a low-pressure area and layover north interior Tamil Nadu and neighbourhood on Friday.

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Heavy rains in Kanyakumari; schools, colleges closed

Heavy rains that created immense trouble for the people of Chennai have now moved to Kanyakumari in South Tamil Nadu.

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Rain woes continue for Chennai residents

Although the heavy rains have now stopped in Chennai, the residents are continuing to bear the brunt as their residences and localities are still waterlogged along with power cuts in several areas.

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Tamil Nadu rains: Severe waterlogging in Chennai

Heavy rains in Kanyakumari; schools, colleges closed

Heavy rains that created immense trouble for the people of Chennai have now moved to Kanyakumari in South Tamil Nadu.

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'Red alert' for heavy rainfall in Chennai withdrawn; rains likely in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh

We have withdrawn 'red alert' for heavy rainfall in Chennai. Rains are expected in Kerala and coastal Andhra Pradesh. A new system is expected to develop over south Andaman sea on Nov 13 & 14, we are monitoring it: RK Jenamani, Sr scientist, IMD-Delhi

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Tamil Nadu announces compensation for kin of those killed in heavy rainfall

Tamil Nadu State Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Ramachandran has announced financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh to the families of those who lost their lives during the heavy rains in the state.

The Minister assured that the bereaved families will receive a cheque in a week.

According to the Revenue and Disaster Management Department of the state, 14 people died during the incessant rains and waterlogging.

(IANS)

Volunteers remove a hoarding after it fell down due to strong winds owing to the depression in the Bay of Bengal, in Chennai, Thursday.

(PTI)

Shops reopen, traffic movement resumes as life starts returning to normal in Chennai following incessant rains

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin felicitates Inspector Rajeswari for her rescue work yesterday during Chennai rains: Chief Minister's Office

She had carried an unconscious man, on her shoulders, to an autorickshaw in a bid to rush him to a nearby hospital in Chennai.

(ANI)

Depression over north coastal Tamil Nadu has weakened into a Well Marked Low Pressure Area: India Meteorological Department (IMD)

(ANI)

13 flights diverted from Chennai due to rain land at KIA

The closure of the flooded Chennai airport forced the diversion of 13 flights to the Kempegowda International Airport on Thursday. While six of the flights were operated by IndiGo, one was an international FlyDubai flight.

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Showers, flooding toss Chennai; 14 killed in rain- battered Tamil Nadu

Intense showers battered Chennai and other northern regions of Tamil Nadu on Thursday while the depression over Bay of Bengal crossed coast by evening near here. As many as 14 people were killed in rain-related incidents in the state, standing crops were submerged, trees uprooted and over a 1,000 tenements, mostly huts suffered damage across Tamil Nadu.

The heavy rains and release of surplus from dams, a total of about 13,000 cusecs of water here, transformed several areas in the metropolis and other northern regions of Tamil Nadu into a virtual, large water body as streets swirled with deluge and trash.

(PTI)

Waterlogged Government Kasturba Gandhi Hospital following heavy rain in Chennai. PTI

Stalin sets up team of ministers to assess crop loss in TN

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday constituted a team of ministers to take stock of the crop loss due to heavy rains in several parts of the state.

There are reports that 1.5 lakh acres of standing crops in the delta districts of Tamil Nadu have been inundated.

The team of ministers comprising of I. Periyasamy, Thangam Thennarasu, K.R. Periyakaruppan, S. Reghupathy, Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, and Siva V. Meyyanathan will take a detailed study into the loss of crops following heavy rains in the delta districts. (PTI)