Heavy rain across TN, Chennai suburbs flood
Close on the heels of cyclone Fengal, which devastated northern Tamil Nadu, heavy rains under the influence of a low pressure in the Bay of Bengal continues to lash the state and neighbouring Puducherry.
Close on the heels of cyclone Fengal, which devastated northern Tamil Nadu, heavy rains under the influence of a low pressure in the Bay of Bengal continues to lash the state and neighbouring Puducherry.
The Japan Meteorological Agency on Saturday issued an emergency heavy rain warning for Kagoshima's Yoron Town, urging maximum caution due to the increased risk of landslides and flooding.
Heavy rains caused by a recent tropical depression have killed at least five people, including two minors, in Panama.
City is expected to get drenched under an impending cyclone in the Andaman Sea.
Forecasts for heavy rain due to cyclone Dana have prompted the upper dams of the Damodar Valley to scale up discharge after the Monday midnight hours, the senior hydrology officials stated today.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had earlier issued a yellow alert for Friday. According to the IMD, several areas in the national capital received moderate rainfall while some received significant amounts of rainfall.
Amid heavy rain and flood, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday directed the administration, police, SDRF and local bodies to be vigilant and focus on rescue and relief works.
On Friday, lightning strikes claimed the lives of three individuals in different locations. In Balod district, two farmers lost their lives due to lightning, with one incident causing a mobile phone to explode. In Khairagarh district, a 15-year-old boy also succumbed to a lightning strike.
Due to the continued heavy rains, district collectors announced a holiday for educational institutions in Wayanad, Kasargod, Kannur and Palakkad districts on Friday
National Highway 717A has suffered significant damage due to landslides caused by heavy rainfall.
