Chennai, Oct 27: Heavy rainfall disrupted transport, damaged roads and inundated homes across several districts of Tamil Nadu, while a power outage lasting more than 10 hours affected parts of Sivaganga. The downpours also increased water flow at a Kodaikanal waterfall and complicated movement in hill areas, even as the weather department forecast more limited rainfall over parts of the state in the coming days.
In Tirupattur district, roads in Vayampattu were submerged, forcing motorists to negotiate waterlogged stretches and disrupting movement through the area. In Sivaganga’s urban areas, residents faced an extended electricity disruption alongside the heavy rain.
Coimbatore district also experienced intense showers in Puliyamarathupalayam, Sulur and Varapatti. Rain damaged a tarred road in Puliyamarathupalayam, affecting access for road users. In Mayiladuthurai district, schoolchildren travelling through the Tharangambadi area encountered wet conditions, with many arriving at school drenched.
Kodaikanal recorded heavy rainfall that substantially increased the flow at Silver Cascade waterfall. Water also entered houses in Thoppikanal, disrupting household activities and affecting residents’ daily routines.
In the Nilgiris, Army personnel continued clearing and repairing a landslide-affected stretch of the hill road leading to Udhagamandalam. The work followed rain-related damage that affected movement along the route.
The weather department forecast light to moderate rainfall at one or two places in the Western Ghats districts and southern Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, while most other parts of the state were expected to remain predominantly dry.
For Wednesday, the forecast indicated isolated light to moderate showers in the Western Ghats districts and light rain in parts of southern Tamil Nadu. Dry conditions were likely to prevail across the remaining districts.
Chennai was expected to experience partly cloudy skies on Tuesday, with light to moderate rain possible in some localities.
Meanwhile, the weather department warned that a cyclone moving towards the west-central Bay of Bengal was expected to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm. The bulletin indicated a possible landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, near Yanam.
The latest rainfall impacts have left affected areas dealing with waterlogged roads, damage to infrastructure, water entering homes and prolonged electricity interruptions. The forecast suggests a narrower spread of rain across Tamil Nadu over the next two days, although showers remain possible in the Western Ghats and southern districts.
