Southern dists get heavy rain, roads inundated

Southern dists get heavy rain, roads inundated

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Madurai:06.06.2021

Rain lashed many of the southern districts late on Friday and Saturday. Thirupuvanam in Sivaganga district received 120 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours ending 8am on Saturday. Torrential showers accompanied by heavy winds brought down branches of trees in many places in the southern districts. An electric pole at Sokkanathanpatti in Thirumangalam snapped in the wind and rain, plunging the area into darkness. Similarly, many parts of Madurai, and Kadachanendal witnessed power outages for many hours.

Rain that lashed Madurai from Saturday afternoon left many places such as Tallakulam Main Road opposite to the Tamukkam grounds, Periyar bus stand, Masi Streets and many other places inundated. Many of the city roads turned slushy and muddy. People waded through knee-deep water in many places such as K Pudur.

While paddy procurement centres were opened in many villages, bags of paddy stacked in the open by the farmers were damaged in the rain. Farmers said that these grains would sprout if immediate steps were not taken to dry them. Madurai received an average rainfall of 21.64 in the last 24 hours, with Idayapatti in the district receiving the heaviest rainfall of 75 mm. This was followed by Kallikudi (69 mm) and Chittampatti (40 mm). Sivaganga received an average rainfall of 34.81 mm, with Thirupuvanam receiving 120 mm, the highest rainfall in the region on Friday. Theni district received an average rainfall of 15.72 mm, and two dams, Manjalaru and Sothuparai in the district, started overflowing due to heavy rain. Dindigul district received an average rainfall of 16.55 mm and Kodaikanal Boat Club recorded the highest rainfall of 41 mm. The other southern districts also received moderate to heavy rainfall on Saturday.

FLOODED: Many parts of Madurai city saw similar scenes on Saturday