Chennai: A depression over the West Central and nearby South West Bay of Bengal moved west-northwest at 14 km per hour and crossed the Tamil Nadu and South Andhra Pradesh coasts early Thursday. It made landfall near Chennai, around 4:30 am at latitude 13.5 N and longitude 80.2 E.
After crossing the coast, the depression weakened into a well-marked low-pressure area, now located over South Coastal Andhra Pradesh and northern Tamil Nadu. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), it is expected to continue moving west-northwest and weaken further in the next 12 hours.
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Chennai experienced extremely heavy rainfall until 8:30 am on Thursday, with Kathivakkam receiving 23 cm and Manali getting 21 cm of rain. Cholavaram recorded 30 cm, Red Hills had 28 cm, and Avadi saw 25 cm of rainfall.
On October 16, at around 10:30 pm, the depression was about 80 km northeast of Chennai and 150 km southeast of Nellore, according to IMD.
In response to the heavy rains, Tamil Nadu's Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin and party leaders distributed relief materials to sanitation workers on Wednesday. Speaking to the media here on Wednesday, Udhayanidhi Stalin said, "No rainwater is being stagnated at present in Chennai and its surrounding areas. I thank the common public and sanitation workers for cooperating with the state government to make it happen. We are prepared to face anything even if rainfall occurs today."
The relentless rain continued to affect Chennai and other areas of Tamil Nadu, flooding residential neighbourhoods and roads, causing traffic congestion, and disrupting public transport services.
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Published: 17 Oct 2024, 09:38 am IST
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