Tamil Nadu Rains

Toxic foam appeared on a road in Tamil Nadu's Hosur, about 40 km from Bengaluru, Thursday morning after heavy rain and water discharge from a nearby reservoir.

Heavy rain continued in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, bringing residential neighborhoods and roads under knee-deep water and leading to traffic congestion besides affecting public transport services.

Since Monday night, Chennai and its suburbs, including those in the nearby Tiruvallur district, have been experiencing intermittent rains.

As the Tamil Nadu braces for heavy to extremely heavy rainfall over the next three days, Chief Minister M K Stalin has ordered schools and colleges in Chennai to remain closed on October 15.

This move comes after the Regional Meteorological Centre forecasted normal to slightly above normal rainfall during the northeast monsoon.

Chennai witnessed a waterlogging situation in various parts of the city after heavy rain lashed the city on Wednesday night.

Two people died after getting struck by lightning in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi and Salem districts amid heavy rains, taking the total number of rain-related deaths this monsoon season to four in the state.

Heavy rain hit south Tamil Nadu and dams were under surveillance in the Kanyakumari district, said officials on Sunday.

A seventeen-year-old boy died after flash floods hit the Courtrallam waterfalls in the Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu.

Overnight rains lashed parts of Tamil Nadu, including the northern region, prompting authorities to declare a holiday on Monday for schools in different districts.

A holiday has been declared for educational institutions in as many as eight districts of Tamil Nadu on Monday following incessant rain in the state.

Traffic moved at a snail's pace, and commuters faced severe road jams as rains lashed parts of the Chennai district on Sunday evening.

NDTV visits the devastated Sri Parangusanallur in the Srivaikuntam taluk of Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district to assess the impact of the floods.

In the wake of unprecedented floods ravaging southern districts of Tamil Nadu, the Army and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have joined hands to undertake rescue operations.

As many as 10 people have succumbed to the historic rainfall which lashed several parts of southern districts in the last two days, disrupting normal life, Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena said on Tuesday.

Toxic foam appeared on a road in Tamil Nadu's Hosur, about 40 km from Bengaluru, Thursday morning after heavy rain and water discharge from a nearby reservoir.

Heavy rain continued in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, bringing residential neighborhoods and roads under knee-deep water and leading to traffic congestion besides affecting public transport services.

Since Monday night, Chennai and its suburbs, including those in the nearby Tiruvallur district, have been experiencing intermittent rains.

As the Tamil Nadu braces for heavy to extremely heavy rainfall over the next three days, Chief Minister M K Stalin has ordered schools and colleges in Chennai to remain closed on October 15.

This move comes after the Regional Meteorological Centre forecasted normal to slightly above normal rainfall during the northeast monsoon.

Chennai witnessed a waterlogging situation in various parts of the city after heavy rain lashed the city on Wednesday night.

Two people died after getting struck by lightning in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi and Salem districts amid heavy rains, taking the total number of rain-related deaths this monsoon season to four in the state.

Heavy rain hit south Tamil Nadu and dams were under surveillance in the Kanyakumari district, said officials on Sunday.

A seventeen-year-old boy died after flash floods hit the Courtrallam waterfalls in the Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu.

Overnight rains lashed parts of Tamil Nadu, including the northern region, prompting authorities to declare a holiday on Monday for schools in different districts.

A holiday has been declared for educational institutions in as many as eight districts of Tamil Nadu on Monday following incessant rain in the state.

Traffic moved at a snail's pace, and commuters faced severe road jams as rains lashed parts of the Chennai district on Sunday evening.

NDTV visits the devastated Sri Parangusanallur in the Srivaikuntam taluk of Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district to assess the impact of the floods.

In the wake of unprecedented floods ravaging southern districts of Tamil Nadu, the Army and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have joined hands to undertake rescue operations.

As many as 10 people have succumbed to the historic rainfall which lashed several parts of southern districts in the last two days, disrupting normal life, Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena said on Tuesday.