Nilgiris district advises vacationers to postpone journeys amid heavy rain forecast, flash floods in Tenkasi | Journey khabarmasala24.com

The torrential rain on Friday prompted the Nilgiris district administration to ask vacationers to defer their vacation plans until Might 20 and in Tenkasi district, the heavy downpour triggered flash floods at Previous Courtallam waterfall resulting in the demise of a 17-year-old boy. The Nilgiris district administration mentioned very heavy rains have been forecast from Might 18 to twenty right here and requested individuals to “keep away from” visiting the hilly vacationer vacation spot throughout this era.

District Collector M Aruna mentioned the India Meteorological Division has issued an “orange alert” forecast, which implies very heavy rain of 6 cm-20 cm is predicted on Might 18, 19, and 20. “These coming right here ought to have all of the required safety. If doable, you possibly can keep away from travelling right here throughout this era,” she instructed reporters after chairing a gathering with officers of the Income, Police and Fireplace and Rescue Companies division on rain preparedness.

The collector mentioned all of the departments involved are on standby. Almost 3,500 catastrophe response personnel and required tools together with earthmovers are on standby. About 450 short-term shelters have additionally been saved prepared and other people have additionally been requested to remain indoors.

The rain that battered Tenkasi prompted the waterfalls at Previous Courtallam to swell abruptly, on account of which a 17-year-old boy who was bathing below the falls was washed away by the flash floods. The boy was there along with his family. His physique was later recovered by the police and forest officers after a radical search.

In the meantime, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai, has warned of enhanced rainfall exercise over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal through the subsequent 5 days. Mild to reasonable rainfall at many locations with remoted heavy to very heavy rain, thunderstorm and lightning with robust winds, with the pace reaching 30-40 kmph was probably over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal through the subsequent 5 days until Might 21, below the affect of higher air cyclonic circulations over the area, it mentioned.

“Heavy to very heavy rain is prone to happen at remoted locations over Theni, Dindigul, Tenkasi, Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Pudukottai and Ramanathapuram districts,” the bulletin mentioned. Heavy rain is prone to happen in a number of different districts together with Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Erode, Salem, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Tirupattur, Madurai, Sivaganga, Virudhunagar, and Thoothukudi, it mentioned.

Concerning Chennai and neighbouring areas, the bulletin mentioned that for the subsequent seven days (from Might 17 to 23), the sky situation was prone to be typically or partly cloudy. “Moderateight rain with thunderstorm and lightning is prone to happen in some areas,” it mentioned.