Училищна ваканция в Ченай, 21 октомври: Училищата са затворени в четири района на Тамил Наду поради прогнозирани проливни дъждове | Check IMD alert

Schools in four districts of Tamil Nadu were shut on Wednesday (October 21) in the wake of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting heavy rainfall in the region, local media reported.

В сряда беше оповестена почивка за учебните заведения в областите Ченай, Тирувалур, Ченгалпату и Канчипурам, съгласно Динакаран.

Според отчета регионалните колектори оповестиха почивка за учебните заведения заради продължителни превалявания в района. The Chennai District Collector reportedly announced that all schools in Chennai will be given a one-day holiday as a precautionary measure amid IMD warning.

По сходен метод учебните заведения в областите Тирувалур, Ченгалпату и Канчипурам също бяха оповестени за затворени в сряда заради непрестанни дъждове.

Сигнал на IMD

On Tuesday, the IMD issued a yellow and orange alert, predicting heavy rainfall alert in parts of Tamil Nadu and other states " due to likely formation of a low-pressure area over Southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Tamil Nadu coast during next 24 hours. "

According to a latest bulletin from the Regional Meteorological Centre on Tuesday at 1.40 pm, an upper air cyclonic circulation that lay over the southwest Bay of Bengal off north Tamil Nadu coast on Monday is likely to intensify into a low pressure area over the same region during next 24 hours.

The IMD predicted, "...heavy to very heavy rainfall likely to continue over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal till October 26; isolated heavy rainfall likely over Lakshadweep during October 22nd-26th; Kerala and Mahe during 20th-26th October; South Interior Karnataka during 21st-24th; Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam and Rayalaseema на 20 и 21 октомври 2026 година “

The IMD issued an orange alert in Ramanathapuram, Thiruvarur, Thanjavur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurau, Villupuramm Chengalpattu, Chennai and Thiruvallur.

Жълт сигнал бе публикуван в останалите региони на Тамил Наду, в това число в Канякумари, Тутукуди и Диндигул. Heavy rain is also likely in Ranipet, Kancheepuram, Kallakurichi, Tiruchirappalli, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Pudukkottai, Sivagangai, Tenkasi and Tirunelveli.

Въпреки това на доста места в региона на Тамил Наду, Пудучери и Караикал имаше превалявания през последните 24 часа, започвайки от понеделник.

Amaravathi Pudur in Sivagangai district received the highest rainfall of 9.2 cm during the same period followed by Tiruvadanai in Ramanathapuram, which saw 8 cm rain.

Official sources told PTI thay Chennai, which was battered by heavy downpour on Saturday night with some areas like Parrys recording more than 30 cm rainfall, witnessed only very moderate rains from Sunday.