An unprecedented rainfall of 9.8 cm hit Madurai district bringing the daily lives to a halt. The downpour began last afternoon, but intensified dramatically after a few hours, continuing late into Friday night. Officials said that within just 15 minutes from 3 pm yesterday, 4.5 cm of rain was recorded.
"There were continuous rains in Madurai city for the past 25 days in October. The average rainfall is 200 millimetres whereas since yesterday we had 260 millimetres of rainfall. There was
Major roads including New Natham Road, and TPK Road were flooded while neighbourhood areas such as KK Nagar, Anna Nagar, Sellur, and Goripalayam, among others were also innundated.
Meanwhile, Madurai District Collector Sangeetha declared a holiday on Saturday for schools in Madurai East and Madurai North revenue divisions given the unprecedented rainfall.
Tamil Nadu is currently experiencing intense
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a warning in Odisha and West Bengal for
Earlier, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) started an awareness campaign to inform the citizens about cyclone DANA in Odisha's Mahakalpada and Kendrapara districts. The NDRF team went door-to-door with loudspeakers to make people aware of the storm. (ANI)