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Widespread rain in southern districts of Tamil Nadu

Widespread rainfall since late Wednesday night across the southern districts of Tamil Nadu led to the district administrators announcing a holiday for schools in Ramanathapuram, Dindigul, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi on Thursday. Incidentally, there was not much rain in Theni district during the last 24 hours ending 6 a.m. on Thursday and the IMD prediction was ‘very light rainfall.’ This came …

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Red alert for heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu; coastal districts to witness intense rain for next 5 days

Live Mint

As a deep depression is developing over the Bay of Bengal, which is moving towards Sri Lanka, the Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai said Tamil Nadu's coastal and delta districts are likely to experience intense rainfall activity for the next five days from Tuesday, November 26. Meanwhile, the Indian Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall in …

Tamil Nadu Chennai Districts Heavy Rainfall Thoothukudi Karaikal Nagapattinam

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Red alert issued for coastal Tamil Nadu as deep depression brings heavy rainfall

India TV News

A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into one and rains are expected over the next five days as a red alert has been issued by the India Meteorological Department for different districts in Tamil Nadu. The depression, which is moving towards the Sri Lanka-Tamil Nadu coasts, has prompted the IMD to warn of severe weather conditions in …

Tamil Nadu Depression Districts Heavy Rainfall Rainfall Alert Tamil

Chennai rains today: More rains expected in Tamil Nadu districts. Are schools open or closed today?

Live Mint

Chennai rains today: The India Meteorological Department has predicted light to moderate rainfall in many Tamil Nadu districts on Thursday. So far there is no information about school holiday in Chennai and Tamil Nadu districts on November 21. As there is no IMD heavy rainfall alert for November 21 in Chennai and other Tamil Nadu districts, schools are likely to …

Tamil Nadu Districts Heavy Rainfall Tamil Nadu Thoothukudi Karaikal

1 month ago

Tamil Nadu: Schools closed today in 5 districts as heavy rains intensify

Live Mint

Tamil Nadu Rains: With the northeast monsoon gaining strength, Tamil Nadu has been experiencing intense rainfall, leading to the closure of schools in several districts. Tamil Nadu Rains: Schools Closed in Affected Districts The Tamil Nadu administration has announced that the schools will remain closed in Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, and Tiruvarur districts due to the ongoing heavy rainfall. Tamil …

Tamil Nadu Districts Schools Tamil Heavy Rain Imd Nadu

1 month ago

Schools closed in several Tamil Nadu districts as northeast monsoon intensifies

India Today

The ongoing Northeast Monsoon has intensified across Tamil Nadu, bringing heavy rainfall to various districts, particularly in southern and delta regions. In Tirunelveli, heavy rains over the past two days have prompted District Collector KP Karthikeyan to declare a holiday for all government and private schools on Wednesday. The rains, caused by an intensified Northeast Monsoon and an atmospheric upper …

Tamil Nadu Rain Districts District Heavy Thoothukudi Tirunelveli

7 months, 1 week ago

Unseasonal rain rubs salt in the wounds of salt pan workers, owners in Thoothukudi

New Indian Express

THOOTHUKUDI: The salt industry in Thoothukudi is in a state of disarray as unexpected rains, nearly three spells in two and a half months, have hampered the salt manufacturing process. Even as the Thoothukudi region is well-known for the salt pans, located along the coastline, the unprecedented rains and subsequent floods in December have already disfigured the salt pans stretching …

Salt Thoothukudi Pan Unseasonal Rain

11 months, 3 weeks ago

TN floods: Rescue personnel form human chain, save 60 lives

New Indian Express

THOOTHUKUDI: Though life has slowly returned to normalcy in several parts of Thoothukudi, commutation continues to be in turmoil as garages remain overwhelmed with vehicles that were inundated in flood water. Following this, the district administration had instructed people not to power the vehicles that got submerged in water, and instead shift them to respective service centres. As a result, …

Vehicles Vehicle Tn Floods 60 Lives

11 months, 3 weeks ago

TN floods: Rescue personnel form human chain, save 60 lives

New Indian Express

THOOTHUKUDI: Though life has slowly returned to normalcy in several parts of Thoothukudi, commutation continues to be in turmoil as garages remain overwhelmed with vehicles that were inundated in flood water. Following this, the district administration had instructed people not to power the vehicles that got submerged in water, and instead shift them to respective service centres. As a result, …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu flood | Heavy rains triggered 720 breaches in 515 tanks in Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi districts

The Hindu

The recent unprecedented rain that pounded Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts has left a trail of destruction in the form of over 720 breaches of bunds in 515 irrigation tanks in the two districts. “With such a heavy downpour, which could happen once in 100 years, we assume Tamirabharani river had water flowing upto 2 lakh cusecs in Srivaikuntam as against …

Water Districts Heavy Rainfall Tank Tirunelveli Tanks Muthiah

1 year ago

T.N. Rains | Trains resume in flood-affected Milavittan-Thoothukudi section

The Hindu

After three days of suspension due to the torrential rains that wreaked havoc in the southern districts, rail movement on the Vanchi Maniyachchi-Thoothukudi section resumed on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, with the arrival of Mysuru-Thoothukudi Express at the Thoothukudi station. The last train that was operated from the Thoothukudi railway station was the Chennai-bound Pearl City Express on the night …

Railway Thoothukudi Tirunelveli

1 year ago

T.N. Rains | Madras Regimental Centre personnel mobilised for relief efforts in Thoothukudi

The Hindu

One column of the Madras Regimental Centre Wellington, Coonoor, under the Dakshin Bharat Area was mobilised from the Nilgiris on December 18, 2023, and was deployed in Thoothukudi for flood relief operations, after a requisition from the civil administration, a press release from the MRC said. “The team is currently carrying out rescue operations in Thoothukudi city and Karungulam village …

Thoothukudi Mrc Karungulam

1 year ago

T.N. Rains | CM Stalin holds review meeting on rescue and relief work in southern districts

The Hindu

Stalin on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, visited the State Emergency Operations Centre in the Ezhilagam complex in Chennai and held a review meeting regarding rescue and relief measures undertaken in the flood-hit southern regions. Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena updated the Chief Minister about relief measures in the districts of Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Kanniyakumari and the extent of damage, …

Relief Chief Secretary Minister Stalin Thoothukudi Relief Measures

1 year ago

T.N. Rains | Pregnant woman, airlifted from flood-hit Thoothukudi, delivers baby boy in Madurai

The Hindu

A pregnant woman who was airlifted from flood-hit Srivaikuntam in Thoothukudi, delivered a baby at the Government Rajaji Hospital early on Wednesday, December 20, 2023. A doctor said that Anushiya’s delivery date was December 25, and she had not suffered any labour pain during the transit. While at the hospital however, she experienced pains at midnight on Tuesday and delivered …

1 year ago

Indian Army's Team Reaches Tamil Nadu To Join Relief Efforts As Several Districts Flooded

ABP News

Tamil Nadu is battling a flood scare amid heavy rains in the state leading to the inundation of several areas, houses and building complexes. News agency PTI shared a video of rescue teams distributing food, and essential items and evacuating people from the flooded Muthammal Colony in Thoothukudi. VIDEO | Rescue teams distribute food, essential items and evacuate people from …

Tamil Nadu Pti Ani Thoothukudi Tirunelveli Heavy Rains Relief Efforts

1 year ago

Intense relief and rescue operations underway in Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi districts - The Hindu

The Hindu

After heavy rains lashed the southern districts of Tamil Nadu leading to floods, 10 people have died in the battered Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli districts, even as the focus of the administration remains on relief and rescue operations. Over 3,500 people from the worst-hit 36 villages and two town panchayats in Tirunelveli district were relocated to 75 relief camps from their …

Rescue Water Relief Thoothukudi Tirunelveli Operations Underway Tirunelveli District

1 year ago

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin urges PM Modi for Rs 2,000 crore interim relief amid flood crisis

India TV News

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for urgent assistance, seeking Rs 2,000 crore from the National Disaster Relief Fund to address the aftermath of devastating floods in the southern districts of the state. Stalin emphasised the need for immediate support to facilitate livelihood assistance and temporary rehabilitation efforts in areas severely impacted by …

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Relief Pm Modi Stalin Thoothukudi Nadu Chief Minister

1 year ago

CM Stalin says IMD failed to predict the rains correctly

Hindustan Times

Chennai/New Delhi: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Tuesday blamed the India Meteorological Department, country’s weather office, for failing to forecast heavy rains in four southern districts of the state on December 17 and 18, saying that the ‘red’ alert for rains was issued after the downpour had started. Stalin said four Indian Air Force helicopters, two helicopters …

Tamil Nadu Delhi Passengers Chennai Indian Air Relief

1 year ago

Tamil Nadu Rains | Flooding in southern districts leads to cancellation of trains for second consecutive day

The Hindu

Railway tracks by the unprecedented rainfall reported in Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts on Sunday and Monday has led to the cancellations of several trains for the second consecutive day, on Tuesday. Cancellation of trains commencing journey on December 19 T.NO 06685 Tirunelveli -Sengottai unreserved special; T.NO 06642 Tirunelveli -Nagercoil unreserved special; T.NO 066736 Tirunelveli -Tiruchendur unreserved special; T.NO 06668 Tirunelveli …

Tamil Nadu Express Thoothukudi Cancelled Dindigul Partially Unreserved Special

1 year ago

T.N. Rains | Trained police teams from central zone dispatched to southern districts for rescue operations

The Hindu

Nine teams of police personnel from T.N.’s central zone have been dispatched to the southern districts of Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi and Kanniyakumari to help in rescue operations in the wake of unprecedented rainfall and flooding in the four districts. Armed with necessary paraphernalia used for rescue operations, the teams, trained in disaster management left from various districts in the central …

Districts Team Rescue Operations Southern Districts Central Zone Thoothukudi District

1 year ago

T.N. Rains | Upper air circulation dumping unprecedented amounts of rain is rare, say Met experts

The Hindu

Freak weather dumped widespread, unprecedented extremely heavy rain in 39 places in southern districts, the highest being 95 cm in Kayalpattinam in Thoothukudi district. An upper air circulation dumping such a mind-boggling amount of rain in 24 hours was rare in the region, meteorology experts said. During the past 24 hours ending 8.30 a.m. on Monday, 39 places recorded extremely …

Weather Rain Rainfall Heavy Thoothukudi 24 Hours Tirunelveli

1 year ago

Heavy rains claim three lives in southern Tamil Nadu; IMD issues yellow alert

India TV News

Continued heavy rainfall in southern Tamil Nadu has resulted in three confirmed deaths and three more feared dead. Defence personnel initiate helicopter rescue for stranded train passengers In a swift response to the flood crisis in southern Tamil Nadu, defence personnel have commenced helicopter rescue operations to aid stranded train passengers, as reported by the Southern Railway. Southern Tamil Nadu …

Tamil Nadu Heavy Rainfall Rainfall Tamil Imd Southern District

1 year ago

Four dead, nearly 1k stranded in train as Tamil Nadu rain fury rages on

Hindustan Times

Extremely heavy rains lashed several parts of Tamil Nadu over the past 24 hours, inundating vast swathes in at least four southern districts, including Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi, where villages and towns resembled rivers, prompting authorities to shift at least 7,500 people marooned in residential colonies to relief camps, officials said. Intense rainfall and heavy inundation have wreaked havoc in Kanyakumari, …

Tamil Nadu Rain Districts Rainfall Tamil Imd Officials

1 year ago

Floods paralyse life; massive rescue, relief operations on in four districts in south Tamil Nadu

The Hindu

Overnight historic rains and flooding paralysed life in the southern districts of Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Kanniyakumari on December 18. A massive rescue and relief operation is on with the help of defence forces to evacuate people from marooned homes in the districts, which have been cut off from the rest of Tamil Nadu. In response to the floods in …

Tamil Nadu Chennai Water Districts Tamil State District

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Widespread rain in southern districts of Tamil Nadu

Red alert for heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu; coastal districts to witness intense rain for next 5 days

Red alert issued for coastal Tamil Nadu as deep depression brings heavy rainfall

Chennai rains today: More rains expected in Tamil Nadu districts. Are schools open or closed today?

Tamil Nadu: Schools closed today in 5 districts as heavy rains intensify

Schools closed in several Tamil Nadu districts as northeast monsoon intensifies

Unseasonal rain rubs salt in the wounds of salt pan workers, owners in Thoothukudi

TN floods: Rescue personnel form human chain, save 60 lives

TN floods: Rescue personnel form human chain, save 60 lives

Tamil Nadu flood | Heavy rains triggered 720 breaches in 515 tanks in Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi districts

T.N. Rains | Trains resume in flood-affected Milavittan-Thoothukudi section

T.N. Rains | Madras Regimental Centre personnel mobilised for relief efforts in Thoothukudi

T.N. Rains | CM Stalin holds review meeting on rescue and relief work in southern districts

T.N. Rains | Pregnant woman, airlifted from flood-hit Thoothukudi, delivers baby boy in Madurai

Indian Army's Team Reaches Tamil Nadu To Join Relief Efforts As Several Districts Flooded

Intense relief and rescue operations underway in Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi districts - The Hindu

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin urges PM Modi for Rs 2,000 crore interim relief amid flood crisis

CM Stalin says IMD failed to predict the rains correctly

Tamil Nadu Rains | Flooding in southern districts leads to cancellation of trains for second consecutive day

T.N. Rains | Trained police teams from central zone dispatched to southern districts for rescue operations

T.N. Rains | Upper air circulation dumping unprecedented amounts of rain is rare, say Met experts

Heavy rains claim three lives in southern Tamil Nadu; IMD issues yellow alert

Four dead, nearly 1k stranded in train as Tamil Nadu rain fury rages on

Floods paralyse life; massive rescue, relief operations on in four districts in south Tamil Nadu