Tamil Nadu Chennai Rains LIVE Updates: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert in seven districts of Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, Vellore and Ranipet. A yellow alert was issued in parts of the state on Thursday, October 17.

A depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to cross the coasts of northern Tamil Nadu and southern Andhra Pradesh between Puducherry and Nellore, near Chennai early in the morning of October 17, the Indian Meteorological Department said in its latest update. day.

As a result of this storm, isolated very heavy to extremely heavy rains are expected to lash parts of Tamil Nadu, southern Andhra Pradesh and very heavy rains over Kerala and southern interior Karnataka today, October 16, the meteorological department said.

Areas on IMD alert: The IMD said that on October 16, “heavy to very heavy rain with extremely heavy rain at one or two places is likely to occur in Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu and Chennai districts.”

What triggered the rain in Tamil Nadu and Chennai? The IMD said heavy rains may lash Tamil Nadu due to cyclonic circulation aloft over the Bay of Bengal. Waterlogging was reported from several parts of the state, including Chennai. Visuals showed people wading through knee-deep waters in Chennai as several parts of the city reeled under rain-induced flooding. Streets and roads were flooded with muddy water following heavy rains.

Train, plane and bus services disrupted: Bus services have been affected in several areas. Meanwhile, Southern Railway announced the cancellation of four express trains, including the Chennai Central-Mysuru Kaveri Express, due to waterlogging. Several domestic flights were canceled as a sufficient number of passengers did not show up to avail the services.

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