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Rains to continue in coastal Tamil Nadu for at least 72 hours more: Met dept
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said incessant rains in coastal parts of Tamil Nadu, which has thrown normal life out of gear, is likely to continue for three more days, and urged the people residing in low-lying areas to move to safer locations.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said incessant rains in coastal parts of Tamil Nadu, which has thrown normal life out of gear, is likely to continue for three more days, and urged the people residing in low-lying areas to move to safer locations.
IMD Director General L S Rathore said that although the intensity of rain will lessen after 72 hours, but it will continue to pour for about a week.
"The rains in the coastal parts of South India especially, southern parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh, coastal parts of Tami Nadu and Puducherry and in some interior parts of Tamil Nadu, are expected to continue. The intensity of rains might lessen after 72 hours but the it will continue to rain for about a week more," Rathore told media persons here.
"Recent data shows that northern coastal regions of Tamil Nadu has witnessed around 30-35 cms of rain. The reservoirs in the region are already full, because of which the water is filling the low-lying areas. We advise people in these regions to shift to safer locations," he added.
He also said that the situation is looking grim as the rains are expected in southern Tamil Nadu and Kerala as well.
Many parts of Chennai and the suburbs have been flooded from the incessant rains that have hit the city in the past 24 hours, amidst the worst ever flood situation in Tamil Nadu.
The water has entered inside houses in the low-lying areas of Anna nagar and there is water-logging in almost every part of the city. The flight operations at the Chennai Airport have been closed for the whole day because of the flooded water on the runway.
Telephone services took a hit as several areas were cut-off due to water-logging.
"The uninterrupted rains have resulted in excessive water-logging and disruption of essential services causing power failure and impacting our services in some regions," Bharti Televentures said in a statement.
"We at Airtel are relentlessly working with the local authorities to enable smooth mobile communication for Airtel customers across the city," a company statement said.
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