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

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,

S. Balachandran, Director of the Chennai Regional Meteorological Centre, warned that the northeast monsoon remains intense over Tamil Nadu, with the possibility of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in parts of Chennai,

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said that the Northeast Monsoon is very rigorous over Tamil Nadu and there is a possibility of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in one or two places in the districts of Chengalpattu,

In the wake of the prevailing situation and the weather forecast in Tamil Nadu, the Coast Guard has mobilised 29 Disaster Response Teams (DRTs), comprising 148 trained personnel, to remain on high alert.

Tamil Nadu government has mobilised nearly 16 teams from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), while 10 others belonging to the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are assisting in the rescue operations.

Heavy rainfall subsides in Chennai and northern Tamil Nadu after days of downpour. Relief efforts continue, with free meals and shelter provided to affected residents, says CM MK Stalin.

The well-marked low pressure area is likely to move west-northwestwards and cross north Tamil Nadu-south Andhra Pradesh coasts between Puducherry and Nellore, close to Chennai during the early morning of October 17 as a depression,