Heavy rain batters Tamil Nadu, more rain forecast for 3 days

Chennai: Heavy rains battered Tamil Nadu under the influenc e of a low pressure area in the Bay of Bengal, with weathermen forecasting more rains for the next three days. Four more deaths were reported in rain-related incidents in the last 24 hours.

Lakes and reservoirs in many parts of Tamil Nadu were receiving heavy inflow of water and some of them were in danger of breaching. As water was being let out from these reservoirs, areas nearby were getting flooded causing chaos and suffering.

The India Meteorological Department said in a bulletin on Sunday that the well-marked low pressure area over southwest Bay of Bengal adjoining Sri Lanka persisted and it is likely to move west-northwestwards towards Tamil Nadu coast and would concentrate into a depression during next 24 hours.

Under its influence, more rains were expected in the next 24 hours, the Regional Meteorological Department said.

Weather warning (valid upto 0830 hrs IST of Monday):

15th Nov: Heavy to very heavy rain would occur at a few places over north Tamil Nadu. Heavy rain would occur at isolated places over south Tamil Nadu.
16th Nov: Heavy to very heavy rain would occur at a few places over Tamil Nadu & Puducherry and at isolated places over Rayalaseema. Heavy rain would occur at isolated places over couth coastal Andhra Pradesh, south Tamil Nadu and south interior Karnataka.
17th Nov: Heavy to very heavy rain would occur at isolated places over coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema.
Heavy rain would occur at isolated places over north Tamil Nadu and south interior Karnataka.