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South India Flood Live Updates: IMD issues 'orange alert' in two districts in Kerala

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Oct 16, 2024, 22:43:24 IST

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South India Flood Live Updates: IMD issues 'orange alert' in two districts in Kerala

Heavy rain lashed Bengaluru on Tuesday, leading to widespread flooding and severe disruption of daily life across the city. Around 150 houses in various localities were submerged due to the downpour. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an ‘orange alert’ for Bengaluru on Wednesday and Thursday, warning of more heavy rain. IMD has issued a red alert for October 16 and an orange alert for October 15 and 17 across various parts of Tamil Nadu. Private IT firms should advise employees to work from home from Oct 15 to 18, due to the heavy rain forecast, CM MK Stalin said. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:

13:11 (IST) Oct 15

Tamil Nadu Flood Alert Live Updates: IMD scientist Dr Soma Sen Roy on weather condition in South India

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12:41 (IST) Oct 15

Tamil Nadu Rain Live: See the list of subways closed due to Waterlogging

Perambur Railway Subway
Ganesapuram Subway
Sundaram Point Subway
Duraisamy Subway
Madley Subway

12:32 (IST) Oct 15

Since yesterday, around average of 5 cm rainfall has been recorded in the last 24 hours. Things are very much under control. No power cut was encountered, however, tree falling was reported in around eight areas. The team is on duty to clear it.

Tamil Nadu deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin

12:21 (IST) Oct 15

Tamil Nadu Rain Live: IMD issues red alert for Chennai

IMD issued red alert for Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, and Chengalpattu as these districts may receive heavy to very heavy rainfall of 6 cm to 20 cm, with isolated extremely heavy rainfall exceeding 21 cm in one or two localities over the next 24 hours.

12:00 (IST) Oct 15

Tamil Nadu government has declared a holiday for schools and colleges in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram, and Chengalpattu districts today.

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11:46 (IST) Oct 15

Tamil Nadu Rain Live: IMD forecasts Heavy rain with thunderstorms in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry till 1pm today

Moderate to severe thunderstorms and lightning, accompanied by moderate to heavy rain, are very likely at isolated places over Chengalpet, Chennai, Cuddalore, Kanchipuram, Ranipet, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, and Villupuram districts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry till 1 pm.

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11:36 (IST) Oct 15

Tamil Nadu Congress chief K Selvaperunthagai urges party workers to set up rain relief control rooms

Tamil Nadu Congress President K Selvaperunthagai instructed district Congress committee secretaries to establish control rooms with district and ward functionaries to assist people during the heavy rains.

11:26 (IST) Oct 15

Tamil Nadu Rain Live: Minister Senthil Balaji inspected various rain preparedness activities in Coimbatore alongside district collector Kranti Kumar Pati and corporation commissioner Sivaguru Prabhakaran.

11:16 (IST) Oct 15

Tamil Nadu Rain Live: IMD predicts heavy rainfall over the next four days

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11:01 (IST) Oct 15

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin has also instructed the authorities to issue an advisory to allow employees of IT companies to work from home from October 15 to 18.

10:50 (IST) Oct 15

Tamil Nadu Rain Live: Tamil Nadu school education department has instructs schools to suspend online classes

Tamil Nadu school education department has instructed schools to suspend online classes in districts where schools have been closed due to heavy rains.

10:34 (IST) Oct 15

Tamil Nadu Rain Lives: Several places witnessed waterlogging, inconveniencing road users in Chennai

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09:59 (IST) Oct 15

Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin inspects Integrated Control and Command Centre, in Chennai

09:57 (IST) Oct 15

Tamil Nadu Rain Live: Tamil Nadu health department launches 1,000 camps for screenings

Tamil Nadu health department has launched health camps, with at least 1,000 camps to be held across the state. Screening will be conducted for fever, and health workers will perform tests to check for blood pressure, diabetes, and other infections.

09:33 (IST) Oct 15

Tamil Nadu Rain Live: Waterlogging witnessed in Koyambedu area of Chennai after incessant rainfall in the area

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09:26 (IST) Oct 15

Tamil Nadu Rain Live: Rainwater stagnating on 100 feet road at Vadapalani in chennai on Tuesday.

09:25 (IST) Oct 15

Tamil Nadu Rain Live: 13 NDRF teams have been deployed

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Chennai has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in some districts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. In response, a request was made to the deputy commissioner of Tamil Nadu, PSDMA, and the additional chief secretary & relief commissioner to station NDRF teams at various locations in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. As a result, 13 NDRF teams have been deployed immediately.

09:17 (IST) Oct 15

Tamil Nadu Rain Live: Rain lashes parts of Tiruvallur city

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09:16 (IST) Oct 15

Tamil Nadu flood alert: Essential safety measures, tips to stay safe during heavy rainfall

The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for heavy rainfall for October 16 and an orange alert for October 15 and 17 in parts of Tamil Nadu.

09:14 (IST) Oct 15

Tamil Nadu Rain Live: 'Set up control rooms with district and ward functionaries to assist the public', says K Selvaperunthagai

Tamil Nadu Congress President K Selvaperunthagai has instructed district Congress committee secretaries to set up control rooms with district and ward functionaries to assist the public. He urged party workers to ensure that the government's helpline services reach people in their districts. He also called on all party workers to extend support to people in their respective localities during the rains.

09:12 (IST) Oct 15

Tamil Nadu Rain Live: Low pressure area over central part of South Bay of Bengal

The low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards and was positioned as a well-marked low-pressure area over the central part of the south Bay of Bengal at 5.30am today.

It is likely to intensify into a depression and continue moving west-northwestwards towards the northern Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coasts over the next two days.

08:53 (IST) Oct 15

IMD issues 'red' alert for Chennai, 8 other Tamil Nadu districts

India Meteorological Department has issued red alert for Oct 16 and orange alert for Oct 15 and 17 in various parts of the state, prompting chief minister M K Stalin to declare a holiday for schools in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chengalpet on Tuesday. Private IT firms should advise employees to work from home from Oct 15 to 18, the chief minister said

08:53 (IST) Oct 15

Bahraich clashes: How unrest began at Maharajganj Bazar during Durga Puja procession

A 114-second video of Ram Gopal Mishra, the young man who was killed in clashes on Sunday evening, went viral on social media on Monday. In the video, the 22-year-old can purportedly be seen on top of a house, raising slogans and then removing a green-coloured flag displayed at the house of a resident from the minority community. Senior police officers said they will check the veracity of the video and, if necessary, include it in the probe.

08:52 (IST) Oct 15

Baba Siddique murder: Police to tighten security at Salman Khan’s Panvel farmhouse

Navi Mumbai police have reviewed the security at actor Salman Khan’s farmhouse in Waje village, Panvel, following the murder of Siddique who was close to him. Police said the security around this house will be increased whenever Khan or his family visit the place. They are pursuing leads that suggest the murder could be a contract killing.

08:52 (IST) Oct 15

Karnataka governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot gets Z+ security after threats over Muda case

Karnataka governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot has been accorded Z+ category security by the Union home ministry, according to Raj Bhavan officials. Previously handled by state police, the governor’s enhanced security will now be managed by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). A team of armed CRPF personnel will accompany the governor in shifts whenever he travels across the state. This decision follows a security review by central intelligence agencies, which recommended the upgrade based on threat assessments.

08:51 (IST) Oct 15

Idol vandalised at Secunderabad temple, intruder beaten up

Trouble erupted outside a temple of a local deity, Muthyalamma, at Kummariguda in Secunderabad early on Monday morning, after a man from another faith barged into the temple premises and damaged the idol. Locals caught hold of the man and assaulted him before handing him over to the police.

08:51 (IST) Oct 15

'Please drive safely': Delhi man killed for asking 3 bike-borne men to be careful

A 22-year-old man lost his life, and his brother sustained injuries after being stabbed by three men on a motorcycle in the Harsh Vihar area of northeast Delhi, police reported on Monday.

In view of the heavy rain forecast, chief minister M K Stalin on Monday asked collectors of Chennai, Kancheepuram, Chengalpet and Tiruvallur to declare a holiday for schools and colleges on Tuesday. Private IT firms should advise employees to work from home from Oct 15 to 18, due to the heavy rain forecast, Stalin said. Authorities have been told to stock machinery to clear floodwater obstructions.

Violence engulfed again UP’s Bahraich on Monday morning during the funeral of Ram Gopal Mishra, who was shot dead the day before in clashes between two communities over DJ music played during a Durga idol immersion. A large crowd gathered for Mishra’s last rites and went on arampage, setting vehicles on fire at an automobile showroom and vandalising a hospital.

Trouble erupted outside a temple of a local deity, Muthyalamma, at Kummariguda in Secunderabad early on Monday morning, after a man from another faith barged into the temple premises and damaged the idol. Locals caught hold of the man and assaulted him before handing him over to the police. He is undergoing treatment at a city hospital where his condition is said to be critical.

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