The northeast monsoon combined with a cyclonic storm in the Gulf of Mannar region of the Bay of Bengal caused heavy rain to fall in parts of Tamil Nadu since Friday 24 October 2014. Over 100 mm of rain fell in Valparai in the last 24 hours. Flood warnings were issued for many of the low-lying areas of Tamil Nadu earlier today.
Heavy rainfall has also affected parts of Sri Lanka, where 75 mm if rain fell in Anuradhapura yesterday.
Elsewhere in India, the active North East monsoon has caused flooding in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Three people have died in the flooding over the last few days – 2 in Andhra Pradesh and one in Karnataka.
According to the Regional Meteorological Department “The northeast monsoon has been vigorous over Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and south interior Karnataka and active over Tamil Nadu and Kerala”.
Karnataka
In Karnataka, one person died after he was washed away in flash floods in Kollur, Bellary district on Saturday 25 October. Around 66.8 mm of rain fell in the area on Friday, inundating homes and other buildings.
Andhra Pradesh
In Andhra Pradesh, parts of Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions have been worst hit over the last 24 hours. As much as 100 mm of rain fell in Kavali rainfall in 24 hours. Nellore saw 90 mm of rain fall.
On Sunday 26 October two women were swept away in the overflowing Edduvagu rivulet, near Madgula village, Guntur district.
Tamil Nadu
Two people were killed by floods on Saturday 25 October when they attempted to cross a swollen river in the Erode district.
On Sunday 26 October the heavy rains caused flooding in the in the Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu which left 250 people stranded in a forest. The victims were returning from a temple in Saptur and were caught in flash floods after a river overflowed. All 250 were later rescued by emergency teams.
The heavy rainfall continued into Monday 27 October. Flooding in Tirupur caused at least 5 houses to collapse and between 200 to 300 people marooned. All were later rescued.
