Chennai: Intermittent, widespread rains continue to sweep through Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu, submerging residential areas and roads in knee-deep water, causing traffic congestion, and disrupting public transport services. According to the IMD forecast, Chennai is under a heavy rain warning today, with a red alert in effect. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported on Tuesday that the low-pressure areas over the southwest and southeast Bay of Bengal have shifted west-northwestward, intensifying the depression in the region.According to the IMD, the depression is expected to continue moving west-northwestward and is likely to cross the Tamil Nadu and South Andhra Pradesh coasts, between Puducherry and Nellore, reaching near Chennai by the early hours of October 17. "The well marked low pressure area over southwest and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards, intensified into a Depression and lay centred at 1730 hours IST on 15th October 2024, over southwest Bay of Bengal near latitude 11.4° N and longitude 84.4° E, about 490 km east-southeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu), 500 km east-southeast of Puducherry and 590 km southeast of Nellore (Andhra Pradesh). It is likely to move west-northwestwards and cross north Tamil Nadu - South Andhra Pradesh coasts between Puducherry and Nellore, close to Chennai during early morning of 17th October as a depression," the IMD said in a post in X.The IMD reported that the depression over the west-central Arabian Sea, off the Oman coast, had moved northwestward and was centred at 5:30 PM today in the same region, about 180 kilometres southeast of Duqm, Oman. The depression is expected to continue moving northwestward and is likely to cross the Oman coast near Duqm in the early hours of October 16."The depression over the westcentral Arabian Sea off the Oman coast moved northwestwards with a speed of 23 kmph during the past 6 hours, and lay centred at 1730 hours IST on the 15th October 2024, over the same region near latitude 18.3°N and longitude 58.8°E, about 180 km southeast of Duqm (Oman), 260 km south of Masirah (Oman) and 520 km east-northeast of Salalah (Oman). It is likely to move nearly north-westwards and cross Oman coast close to Duqm (Oman) during early hours of tomorrow, the 16th October," the IMD stated.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Greater Chennai Corporation posted traffic, waterlogging visuals.#WATCH | Chennai, Tamil Nadu: Heavy rainfall causes waterlogging in several parts of the city
— ANI (@ANI) October 16, 2024
(Visuals from Madley Subway & Mambalam area) pic.twitter.com/DL2WPO4GcU
🚧 Traffic Alert: 🚔🌨️
— Greater Chennai Traffic Police (@ChennaiTraffic) October 16, 2024
📌 100 ft Road Periyar Paathai signal
Water stagnation: slow movement of traffic.
Water pumping in progress.
Stay safe and drive carefully! #ChennaiTraffic #MonsoonSafety
Weekly Forecast Schools, Colleges ClosedAll schools and colleges in Chennai will remain closed today, October 16. Tamil Nadu CM has directed the authorities to declare a holiday for schools and colleges in Chennai and other districts on October 16, and also asked them to issue an advisory to IT firms to allow their employees to work from home from October 15 to 18. Alert Issued For THESE DistrictsFor October 16, the following districts are under a red alert: Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, and Tiruvallur. Additionally, the districts under an orange alert include Ranipet, Vellore, Thiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Kallakuruchi, Perambalur, and Ariyalur.(With agency inputs)🚧 Traffic Alert: 🚔🌨️
— Greater Chennai Traffic Police (@ChennaiTraffic) October 16, 2024
📌 Meenambakkam Subway
📌 Pazhavanthangal Subway
Stay safe and drive carefully! #ChennaiTraffic #MonsoonSafety pic.twitter.com/d2RCofCRKs
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