Tamil Nadu Rainfall: Life is miserable due to continuous rains in Tamil Nadu. Due to heavy rains, there are flood like conditions in many areas. Torrential rains have caused devastation in many areas of the state. Due to rain, water has also entered the railway tracks in the area, due to which dozens of trains have been cancelled. At the same time, efforts are on to save about 800 passengers stranded in Srivaikuntam in southern Tamil Nadu. In this context, Southern Railway said that the Army is also helping in evacuating people from flood affected areas. The Army is using helicopters to rescue stranded railway passengers in southern Tamil Nadu. Apart from this, it is also providing them medical facilities.
Train traffic in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu has been badly affected due to heavy rains. Many stations have been flooded with rain water. Around 800 passengers are stuck in the train running between Thiruchendur and Tirunelveli station. Efforts are on to rescue them safely. The local district administration and NDRF team are continuously trying to rescue the trapped people. Army soldiers have also been deployed in rescue work. There is news that army personnel are evacuating the victims through helicopters.
#WATCH , Indian Air Force helicopters are deployed for HADR (Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief) missions in Tamil Nadu due to unprecedented rains in the last 24 hours. Four passengers including a pregnant woman & baby aged 1.5 yrs were winched up and taken safely to… pic.twitter.com/zSXB1kF8Ue
— ANI (@ANI) December 19, 2023
Since Monday morning, the stranded passengers spent the night in train compartments at Srivaikuntam railway station. 300 people were given shelter in a nearby school and others were at Srivaikuntam railway station. Soldiers helped rescue more than 100 people, including 54 women, a pregnant woman and 19 children, near Thoothukudi on Monday night. Chief Minister MK Stalin, who is present in Delhi, held a meeting through online medium with ministers and District Magistrates of Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Kanyakumari and Tenkasi on Monday night and asked them to speed up the rescue work.
no respite from rain yet
Here the Meteorological Department has said that the ongoing rain in Tamil Nadu may continue today i.e. on Tuesday also. The Meteorological Department said that in the next few hours, there may be heavy rain with lightning in many other districts of the state including Karaikal. The Meteorological Department has said that there is a possibility of heavy rain in many areas including Pudukottai, Thanjavur, Thiruvar, Ramanathapuram, Nagapattinam. Is.
95 cm rain in 24 hours
Southern Tamil Nadu is in the worst condition due to rain. According to the Meteorological Department, 95 cm rainfall was recorded in Kayalpattinam in Thoothukudi district of the state in 24 hours that ended at 8.30 pm on Monday. According to IMD, the temple town of Tiruchendur in Thoothukudi district also received torrential rainfall ranging between 62 cm to 69 cm. At the same time, more than 50 cm rainfall occurred in many areas of the state, including 55 cm rainfall in Manjolai in Tirunelveli and 51 cm rainfall in Gunder Dam in Tenkasi district. According to media reports, three people have also died in the state due to rain.