Chennai Rain: Red alert issued till Nov 11; toll rises to 5

Mangalore Today News Network

Chennai, Nov 09, 2021: At least five people have died in rain-related incidents across the state, while 538 huts and four houses have been damaged, KKSSR Ramachandran, State Revenue and Disaster Management Minister, said Tuesday.

 

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded a red alert in Tamil Nadu for the next three days, till Thursday (November 11). In its latest bulletin issued at noon on Tuesday, the IMD predicted “light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall and extremely heavy falls at isolated places” in the state.

At least five people have died in rain-related incidents across the state, while 538 huts and four houses have been damaged, KKSSR Ramachandran, State Revenue and Disaster Management Minister, said Tuesday.

The weather body has predicted rains until Thursday (November 11) due to the formation of a low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal. The system is likely to intensify into a depression and move west-northwestwards by November 11. IMD has said the rains could lead to flooding of roads, inundation and water logging in low-lying areas; low visibility; disruption of traffic; damage to vulnerable structures; localised landslides/mudslides; and damage to crops.

Meanwhile, the Madras High Court has pulled up the Chennai corporation over the waterlogging situation in the city, and for its “failure to take adequate measures to prevent inundation during rains”, reports news agency ANI. Questing the corporation on what action has been taken after the 2015 floods, the HC has warned of initiating sun moth proceedings if the situation isn’t brought under control.

Courtesy:Indian Express