Rains pound TN, IMD forecasts heavy downpour in next 3 days
Rains under the influence of north east monsoon today hit normal life in several parts of Tamil Nadu where educational institutions remained closed even as the weather office forecast heavy downpour in...
View ArticleOfficials fan out across 16 districts in Tamil Nadu to oversee measures
CHENNAI: With opposition leaders slamming the state's alleged lack of preparedness in tackling the monsoon fury, chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Saturday deputed senior bureaucrats to take...
View ArticleOfficials review the situation
: Special Monitoring Officer and Principal Secretary K. Satyagopal called upon the officials to brace themselves to meet the challenges posed by the nature by adequately preparing themselves based on...
View ArticleIMD forecast says 'heavy to very heavy' rainfall in TN between Nov 15 and 17
CHENNAI: Chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Saturday deputed 14 senior IAS officers to take precautionary measures in 16 districts in view of Meteorological department forecast, indicating heavy rainfall...
View ArticleCM dispatches more IAS officers for relief work
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Saturday directed more IAS officers to be in-charge of relief and rescue operations in ten districts in the State. This follows a warning from the National Disaster...
View ArticleIncessant rain hits normal life in Tiruchi district
The incessant rain paralysed the normal life on Sunday forcing people to stay indoors throughout the day. The rain has battered many roads in different parts of the district. Though the rain was not so...
View ArticleCrops in over 200 hectares damaged in delta region in Trichy
TRICHY: Following continuous rain in the delta region which is likely to intensify in the next couple of days, the district administrations of Trichy, Perambalur, Thanjavur and Nagapattinam have...
View ArticleState gears up to tackle monsoon fury
With heavy to very heavy rain forecast for many parts of the State in the next 24 hours, the State administration has asked district collectors to be on alert. The number of deaths in the rain-related...
View ArticleOld woman injured in house collapse
Monsoon rain, induced by the yet another depression over the Bay of Bengal, returned to lash several parts of the delta districts on Saturday. Sky remained cloudy and overcast conditions prevailed for...
View ArticleRain causes immense damage to huts and paddy fields
Widespread, heavy and continuous rain lashed delta districts as the low pressure over the Bay of Bengal intensified bringing in more rain on Sunday. There was a little respite for the people from rain...
View ArticleMadurai receives scanty rainfall
Madurai has remained a rain-shadow region in the last few days. It has received negligible amount of rainfall in the last six days, even as deep depressions over the Bay of Bengal have wreaked havoc in...
View ArticleDisaster response readiness scaled up
Disaster response readiness has been scaled up in the district coinciding with the intensification of North East Monsoon. Measures to be put in place for preventing water inundation of low-lying areas,...
View ArticleHeavy rains lash Rayalaseema, south coastal A.P.
Heavy rains continued to lash several parts of South Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions on Monday, disrupting traffic on several stretches, leaving several streets under sheets of water and...
View ArticleEight washed away as rain lashes A.P.
Eight persons were washed away in swirling floodwaters, as rain continued unabated in the State on Monday. Six persons were washed away in two separate incidents at Peddamandyam and Kalikiri mandals in...
View ArticleAfter deluge, city rises in rescue
Record rainfall from Sunday through Monday morning intensified the flood crisis in the city, forcing the district administration, IAF and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to step up rescue and...
View ArticleDeadly rains wreak havoc in southern India, Sri Lanka
By Sandhya Ravishankar CHENNAI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Floods in south India and Sri Lanka have killed over 70 people -- inundating homes, farmland and highways -- forcing authorities to...
View ArticleRains ease but flood woe continues
After the Sunday’s torrential downpour that submerged many parts of Chennai and its suburbs, the rains eased off on Monday to the relief of thousands of residents, who are still marooned and living...
View ArticleRains ease but woe continues
After the Sunday’s torrential downpour that submerged many parts of Chennai and its suburbs, the rains eased off on Monday to the relief of thousands of residents, who are still marooned and living...
View ArticleLet-up in rain in Tiruchi
There was a let-up in rain in Tiruchi on Monday, which gave some respite to residents from the wet spell. Although the sky remained overcast throughout the day, there was not much...
View ArticleHeavy rains cause chaos in south India
Heavy rain in south India and Sri Lanka has killed over 70 people while inundating homes, farmland and highways, forcing authorities to shut down schools and colleges in some areas, officials and media...
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