Heavy rain in Chennai and surrounding districts has filled reservoirs to their maximum levels, prompting authorities to issue a flood alert. The Water Resources Department (WRD) has released 1,000 cusecs of water from the Poondi reservoir into the Kosasthalaiyar River as a precaution.

According to the IMD bulletin on Dec. 12, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal are very likely to witness isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall.

Chennai: Persistent heavy rain across Tamil Nadu has triggered an orange alert in 16 districts, including Chennai. Additionally, a yellow alert remains in effect in 17 other districts, such as Erode and Salem.

Tamil Nadu has closed schools in 11 cities, including Chennai, due to warnings of heavy rainfall, and the Indian Meteorological Department has predicted continuous rain till December 16.

IMD has issued a yellow alert across Tamil Nadu with heavy to moderate rains forecasted today. School holidays were declared in 11 districts, including Chennai and Villupuram.

Heavy rainfall is sweeping across southern India, including Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka, due to a new low-pressure system. School closures have been announced in some areas. The IMD has issued orange and yellow alerts for several districts,

Several districts, including Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Cuddalore, Perambalur, Tiruchy, Sivaganga, Ramanathapuram, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam,

The IMD has also said that heavy to very heavy rains are expected in Ariyalur, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Pudukkottai districts along with isolated thunderstorms and lightning.