MADURAI: Heavy rain in Madurai city on Sunday evening threw life out of gear as several roads were submerged in rainwater. Other districts in south Tamil Nadu too received rain on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the ban on entry of people into waterfalls and rivers remained in place in Theni, Tenkasi, and Tirunelveli districts. In Virudhunagar, the district administration has banned entry of people into tourist spots such as temples and dams near Western Ghats, including the Sundaramahalingam Swamy Temple on Sathuragiri Hills.
In Madurai city limits, rainfall lasting for more than two hours on Sunday evening inundated various residential areas.
Key roads were also waterlogged. Several subways experienced flooding with water levels reaching 3-4 feet. The steel girder bridge near Ponnagaram in Arapalayam was submerged under more than 6 feet of water, forcing city traffic police to close it for transport. IMD has issued a yellow alert predicting heavy rain in Madurai over the next two days.
IMD has also forecast extremely heavy rain on Monday and Tuesday for Kanyakumari, Theni, Tirunelveli, and Tenkasi districts and noted that red alerts issued for these districts remain active. In the 24 hours till 8.30am on Sunday, heavy rain occurred over various places in Kanyakumari district. Surplus water has been released from Pechiparai dam into the Thamirabarani river.
Light to moderate rainfall was also recorded in several areas in Ramanathapuram, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Tenkasi, Dindigul, Virudhunagar, Sivaganga, and Theni districts during the same period.
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