Even as Chennai continues to batter heavy rainfall for the past few days, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has lowered the Red alert for Chennai and adjoining districts to an orange alert on October 17.

The India Meteorological Department issued an orange alert in seven Tamil Nadu districts including Chennai, Vellore and Ranipet.

The India Meteorological Department forecasted heavy rainfall and thunderstorms across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal regions from Thursday to M

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for seven districts in Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, Vellore, and Ranipet. A yellow alert has also been issued for certain areas of the state on Thursday,

The India Meteorological Department had forecast very heavy rain, thunderstorms and lightning and squalls on Wednesday for coastal, north interior and south interior parts of Karnataka.

The IMD has issued an orange alert for Chennai and six other Tamil Nadu districts due to heavy rain from a depression in the Bay of Bengal. Waterlogging has been reported, prompting food support in Amma canteens for affected residents.

As several southern states continue to be lashed by heavy rainfall, the respective state governments have instructed the district officials to announce school holidays. Parts of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have been reeling under heavy showers for a few days now.

Schools across Chennai and parts of Andhra Pradesh were closed on Wednesday due to incessant rainfall and IMD's warning.

In the wake of this cyclonic storm, very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is likely to lash parts of Tamil Nadu, South Andhra Pradesh and very heavy rainfall over Kerala & South Interior Karnataka today,