Chennai: Persistent heavy rain across Tamil Nadu has triggered an orange alert in 16 districts, including Chennai. Additionally, a yellow alert remains in effect in 17 other districts, such as Erode and Salem.

The IMD has issued a yellow alert for heavy rainfall in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpet, and 18 other districts on Thursday due to a lo

The regional weather office has forecast more spells of rain in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Chengelpet and Kancheepuram, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur districts in the state, besides the neighbouring union territory Puducherry.

IMD has issued a yellow alert across Tamil Nadu with heavy to moderate rains forecasted today. School holidays were declared in 11 districts, including Chennai and Villupuram.

An orange alert has been issued for parts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala and Mahe, while a yellow alert has been issued for Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Rayalaseema and South Interior Karnataka due to the ongoing rain predictions.

The carrier informed passengers that departures, arrivals and their consequential flights might be affected due to heavy rain.

Meteorological Department predicts moderate to heavy rain is likely to lash across 35 districts of Tamil Nadu until 1 pm on Thursday after authorities declared a holiday for schools in many districts

Heavy rainfall is sweeping across southern India, including Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka, due to a new low-pressure system. School closures have been announced in some areas. The IMD has issued orange and yellow alerts for several districts,

The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast more spells of rain in Chennai and districts, including Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Tiruvarur, and Thanjavur.

Due to the heavy rains across multiple districts of Tamil Nadu, the state government declared a school holiday in Chennai and 10 other cities.