Chennai: While a red alert has been issued for Kanyakumari today and tomorrow, rains have been predicted for Chennai and its neighbouring districts.
The weather situation in Tamilnadu will continue to remain slightly tense, as meteorologists predict heavy to very heavy rainfall, with isolated extreme rains in the Kanyakumari district.
Kanyakumari Collector M Arvind said, ‘with more rainfall predicted, we are currently working on evacuating as many people as possible from the banks of rivers and dams.’ Chief Minister M K Stalin is visiting Kanyakumari today to assess rain damage.
Anticipating the situation to get worse, two SDRF teams from Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi reached Kanyakumari on Saturday. The Collector also said that 80 more SDRF personnel have been called in from Thanjavur and Thiruvarur for rescue and evacuation.
Landslips and waterlogging in Thiruvananthapuram continued to impact train services on Kanniyakumari – Nagercoil and Nagercoil – Thiruvananthapuram routes.