Chennai and several other different districts of Tamil Nadu will see intense rain together with thunderstorms and lightning right now, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) mentioned in its morning climate forecast. A vacation has been declared for the day in colleges in Chennai, Chengalpattu, Ranipet and Kanchipuram districts, and in each colleges and schools in Thiruvallur.
Heavy rain battered a number of low-lying areas in Chennai and different districts in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. Visuals that surfaced on social media confirmed many streets in Chennai, Kanchipuram and Thiruvallur flooded with almost knee-deep water. The constant rain additionally brought on large visitors jams in Chennai.
The Chennai company has launched helpline numbers within the metropolis for individuals who want assistnce as a result of rain. The Met Department has issued an orange alert for the capital of Tamil Nadu and its neighbouring districts on December 2 and December 3, implying the potential of heavy to very heavy rainfall.
The IMD knowledgeable in its latest bulletin {that a} well-marked low strain space persists over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining south Andaman Sea, which is prone to transfer west-northwestwards and switch right into a despair over the Bay of Bengal right now. Thereafter, it’s anticipated to accentuate right into a cyclonic storm on December 2.
In view of the cyclone warning, as many as 5 NDRF groups have been deployed in Chennai, Chengalpet and Villupuram districts.
Amid heavy rain in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister MK Stalin has directed officers, ministers, MLAs, and native physique representatives to supply all needed help to individuals within the rain-hit areas.
Rain together with thunderstorm exercise has additionally been forecast by the IMD in different southern states and Union terrirtories corresponding to Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Puducherry and Karaikal over the subsequent 5 days until December 4.
