In Tamil Nadu, 15 have people died after several houses collapsed due to heavy rainfall, APA reports citing Sputnik.
The incident happened in Mettupalayam in the Coimbatore District, close to the state of Kerala. Tamil Nadu and the neighbouring federally administered territory of Puducherry have announced the closure of schools and colleges due to heavy rainfall following warnings by IMD. Several universities have announced the postponement of ongoing exams.
“…due to convergence of strong northeasterly winds, the ongoing heavy to very heavy rainfall activity over Tamil Nadu is very likely to continue during next 2 days", said a warning by IMD.
In the southern city of Chennai, streets were waterlogged and rainwater entered several houses, as rains lashed the region for the past 24 hours.
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