The state has asked the armed forces for help with relief efforts.
Excessive rainfall in southern Tamil Nadu has led to the inundation of roads, bridges, and paddy fields in multiple districts. Residential areas are also submerged, resembling flood-like conditions. Unfortunately, one fatality has been reported in Tuticorin district. The state has sought help from the Indian Army, Indian Air Force, and Indian Navy for rescue operations and the airdrop of aid in the affected areas.
Kanyakumari got 17.3 cm of rain, while Tirunelvelli received 26 cm, and Tuticorin registered 60 cm of rainfall within a span of 15 hours.
Approximately 7,500 individuals were evacuated and accommodated in 84 relief camps. Using the Common Alert Protocol, SMS alerts were sent to 62 lakh people.
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The Chief Secretary, Shiv Das Meena, mentioned that the state has sought the assistance of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. 84 boats have been deployed for rescue and relief efforts.
In response to the situation, the state government declared December 18 a public holiday in the four affected districts. Chief Minister MK Stalin instructed authorities to release excess water into the nearby Kannadian channel due to the overflowing Thamirabarani river.
Teams from the NDRF, State Disaster Response Force, Fire and Rescue Service, and police successfully evacuated residents from heavily flooded areas, relocating them to schools and marriage halls.
Train services in the Tirunelveli-Tiruchendur section were halted because ‘the ballast’ was washed away, the track is ‘hanging,’ and water is flowing over the railway tracks.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a warning of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall for today, attributing it to a cyclonic circulation over the Comorin area exacerbating the situation.
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