Heavy rain lashed several parts of Tamil Nadu as a deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal intensified on Tuesday. The Chennai Meteorological Centre issued red and orange alerts across multiple districts, warning of very heavy to extreme rainfall and strong winds.
The IMD has issued yellow alerts for the districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad and Malappuram.
The latest observations by the IMD indicate that the system crossed north Andhra Pradesh coast close to Kakinada between 6.30 and 7.30 hours IST of today
The weather department has warned disruption of transportation, power supply and inundation of low-lying areas and even damage to agriculture crops in certain places
