Chennai and neighbouring districts face heavy rainfall as IMD upgrades the alert from orange to red, predicting over 21cm rainfall in 24 hours. Authorities, including Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister, review preparations with extensive deployment of disaster response teams,

The IMD heavy to extremely heavy rainfall alert for Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, and Chengalpattu districts in the next 24 hours has flooded the Internet with memes as people in Chennai park the

Extremely heavy rainfall is predicted across many parts of Tamil Nadu for the next three days. A holiday has been declared for schools and colleges in Chennai and other districts of TN.

The IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal between October 12-16, with the most intense downpours likely on October 14-15

The State government machinery has been active since Monday evening ensuring that the streets are free of water-logging. Nearly 80 boats from Foreshore Estate were shifted to low lying areas in Chennai as a precautionary measure to rescue people in case of flooding. Despite all the measures, the city struggled to handle the rains.

Chief Minister MK Stalin also asked the information technology (IT) companies to allow the workers in these districts to work from home till October 18.

Chennai: With the IMD issuing a red alert on October 16 forecasting extremely heavy rains in the Tamil Nadu Capital and its surroundings, Chennai witnessed panic buying of household essentials on Monday.

Anticipating heavy rainfall in Chennai, residents living around Velachery have parked their cars on the flyover to prevent any damage to their vehicles.

In response to heavy rainfall forecasts in Tamil Nadu, the 108 Emergency Medical Services has established a second control center in Pudukottai to ensure uninterrupted emergency services. Staff and resources are being prepared to handle potential disruptions in Chennai,