Chennai- Colleges and schools are closed due to heavy rain

On Saturday night and Sunday, heavy rain lashed Chennai and its near suburbs which led to massive flooding in the Tamil Nadu capital. The observations at Nungambakkam in Chennai and Meenambakkam in the suburbs recorded 21.5 cm and 11.3 cm of rain respectively, as of 8:30 am Sunday which made it the heaviest in that region which has been reported since 2015.

An IMD forecast said an upper air circulation up to the height of 3.1 km over north Tamil Nadu and the adjoining coastal areas had triggered the rainfall activity. With the IMD forecast which predicted heavy rain for the next 48 hours, the state government declared a two-day holiday for the schools and colleges in Chennai and three neighboring districts.

On Sunday, chief minister M K Stalin said, 12 districts including Chennai had been affected by the rain and told he directed all ministers and DMK MPs and MLAs to aid with relief efforts. He said that the government machinery was working overtime to make sure compensation for victims about 50,000 food packets had been distributed across 44 rehabilitation centers.