The India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rainfall across parts of Tamil Nadu over the next three days, even as the state continues to experience intense summer heat, with temperatures crossing 40 degrees Celsius in several districts.
Heavy rainfall is likely to lash several districts of Tamil Nadu on January 9 and 10, particularly across the delta and northern coastal regions, following the formation of a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday.
Under its influence, the Tirupati and Nellore districts would receive heavy rains accompanied by squally winds up to 60 kmph, before the deep depression is likely to fizzle out gradually on Tuesday.
India on Saturday said that teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in Sri Lanka to assist local authorities in rescue and relief operations under “Operation Sagar Bandhu” as the island nation continues to grapple with severe flooding and disruption caused by heavy rainfall.
According to the MeT, this is the third successive system that has formed in the Bay within a few days and is very likely to move north north-westwards and turn into a depression in the next 48 hours.
A low-pressure area over the northwestern Bay of Bengal is intensifying and is likely to bring heavy to very heavy rainfall across West Bengal, including Kolkata, until Tuesday, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said today.
The Alipore Meteorological Office has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall today throughout the week across West Bengal, under the combined influence of the monsoon trough and a developing low-pressure area.
A devastating landslide, triggered by heavy rainfall, struck an Indian Army camp in Chaten, Lachen district of Sikkim, around 7 p.m. on Sunday.
Efforts to evacuate more than 1,350 stranded tourists from Lachung and Lachen in north Sikkim remained suspended today due to continuous heavy rainfall and extensive damage to roads and bridges, officials said.
A deepening depression over the Bay of Bengal brought pre-monsoon showers and thunderstorms across much of West Bengal on Wednesday, prompting weather warnings and marine advisories as the system is expected to intensify further in the next 24 hours, officials said.
