Torrential rains disrupted daily life in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, with the IMD predicting heavy to very heavy downpours in the days ahead. The recent spate of r

The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has issued orange and yellow alerts, which indicate rainfall of heavy to very heavy intensity, for various coastal districts, including Chennai today. Follow The Hindu for live updates.

A deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal has intensified into Cyclone Fengal resulting in extremely heavy rainfall in the southern part of the country; the IMD has issued a heavy rain alert,

As the depression in Southwest Bay of Bengal continues to deepen, coastal regions of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry brace for impacts.

According to an IMD's rainfall update, very heavy rainfall was recorded in several areas, including Nagapattinam (19 cm) and Chennai (13 cm), from 8.30 am on November 26 until 8.30 am the following day.

Chennai and surrounding regions have been experiencing continuous rainfall since Tuesday, with authorities declaring a yellow alert as Cyclone Fengal intensifies.

Rain lashed parts of Tamil Nadu’s Nagapattinam as deep depression forms over southwest Bay of Bengal on7. District administration announced holiday for schools and colleges in several regions in view of continuous rainfall.

Heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Ariyalur, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam and Pudukkottai districts.