![]() ![]() With the help of the fisheries department, boats have been placed in sensitive areas as a precautionary measure, the commissioner further said. According to a press release, as many as 684 motor pumps have been put into use to drain out water.ĪLSO READ | After showers, heavy flow of traffic clogs roads in and around Chennai The commissioner of Greater Chennai Corporation Gangadeep Singh Bedi said the civic body has been taking measures to ensure there is no water stagnation in low-lying areas. ![]() The Rangarajapuram subway was flooded and closed and traffic was diverted and Greater Chennai Corporation officials were gearing up to prepare themselves for the red alert warning. According to a senior official with the Greater Chennai Corporation, 426 pumps were used for flushing out water.ĪLSO READ | TN considers diverting drain to protect Chennai airport However, around 848 people are still staying in relief camps.Įven on Tuesday, 16 streets in nine locations of Chennai were flooded with water and water was being pumped out. India Meteorological Department November 17, 2021įollowing heavy rains, waterlogging, and inundation in parts of Chennai and adjoining districts, several people were staying in relief camps and the Greater Chennai Corporation has been taking steps to relocate them back to their homes. The low-pressure area with associated cyclonic circulation is over the Bay of Bengal and could reach the South Andhra Pradesh and North Tamil Nadu coast by November 18.Īnd isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy falls over Rayalaseema, north Tamilnadu, Puducherry & Karaikal and south Coastal Andhra Pradesh on 18th November, 2021. The IMD has also reported that there will be squally weather with wind speed reaching 40kmph to 50kmph and could touch 60kmph for the two days.ĪLSO READ | IMD issues red alert for Chennai for November 19, predicts heavy rains According to weathermen, rains could lash isolated areas in Chennai and adjoining districts and 20mm rainfall is expected on Wednesday and Thursday. He said snow showers were forecast down to 400 metres over southern New Zealand on Thursday and Friday, which would once again affect some higher roads from Canterbury southwards.The weather department predicted that the low pressure area was reaching the coast and this could lead to heavy rains in Chennai and adjoining districts till Thursday night. "Saint Arnaud was coldest on Monday morning with a low of -3.7C, while our weather station at Eastern Rangitaiki, near the western summit of the Napier-Taupō Road, dropped to -2.9C." MetService meteorologist Peter Little said: "Snow is forecast to fall down to 400 metres over inland parts of the South Island during Monday and Tuesday, affecting many higher roads and high country farms, while the influence of the relatively warm ocean means the snow level will be a few hundred metres higher near the coast. MetService has also issued a severe weather watch for heavy rain about Westland, and heavy snow about the Canterbury High Country. There have been similar size avalanches on north and east facing slopes in Wānaka last week.Īlerts for heightened conditions are in place for Nelson Lakes and Two Thumbs. The Avalanche Advisory has alerts in place for Arthur's Pass, Wānaka, Craigieburn Range, Ōhau, Fiordland, and Aspiring national park covering different elevations.įor Arthur's Pass, the warning is down to sub alpine terrain with more rain and snow forecast by tomorrow.Īn avalanche large enough to kill, bury or injure a person was sighted at Mt Alymer in Aoraki Mt Cook national park over the weekend. Anyone heading into the back country is urged to check the conditions, with dangerous avalanche warnings in place for much of the Southern Alps.
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