Heavy rain overnight in southern state Tamil Nadu affected the state where several areas in Chennai, including Perambur, Koratur, Anna Salai, Guindy, T Nagar, and Adyar are heavily flooded. As per the IMD rainfall in the coming days would be more intense in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal. The weather agency advised civic bodies to rescue the people residing in low-lying areas of Tamil Nadu due to a red alert.

●      Heavy rain along with thunderstorms flooded Chennai

●      All the govt. Offices including schools announced holiday on Monday

●      IMD predicted downpours for the next five days in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal.

As heavy downpours struck states activities as schools, colleges and other govt organisations will remain inoperative in several parts of north coastal Tamil Nadu declared by the state government. Chief Minister M K Stalin has appealed to private companies to declare a holiday or allow employees to work from home. Fishermen are also cautioned not to step towards the sea into the southeast Bay of Bengal in the coming days until the situation gets normal.  The footage of drowning vehicles under water, uprooted trees and rescued people on boats in several parts of Chennai as per the inspections had been done by local reporters.

Greater Chennai Corporation had opened up food camps, medical camps and relief centers across the city to help the flood victims since a low-pressure was formed over the eastern Arabian Sea which is the root cause of unseasonal rainfall that put a great depression over the region and formed a cyclonic circulation over southeast Bay of Bengal.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke to Chief Minister MK Stalin to discuss the situation of the heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu and assured of all possible support and relief from the Center to the affected southern state.