Heavy rains lash Chennai; IMD issues yellow alert, schools shut

Indian Metereological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert warning across various districts for today.

Torrential rain that lashed Chennai and its suburbs since last night necessitated the administration to order closure of schools in the city on November 12.

The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai, has predicted rain for a week from November 11, due to a low pressure area formed under the influence of an upper air cyclonic circulation over southwest Bay of Bengal.

The associated cyclonic circulation was likely to move slowly nearly westwards towards the Tamil Nadu/Sri Lanka coasts during the next two days, it had said.

Indian Metereological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert warning across various districts for today. The warning is extended to 17 districts on November 13, 27 districts on November 14, and 25 districts on November 15.

As per the weather department, heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Pudukkottai, Ramanathapuram, Villuppuram districts, Puducherry and Karaikal area today.

Following heavy rain, Chennai district Collector Rashmi Siddharth Zagade announced a holiday for schools on Tuesday. Colleges, however, functioned as usual.

With PTI inputs