More rain predicted in flood-hit Tamil Nadu this week

The sky is likely to be partly cloudy in Chennai and neighbouring districts for the next 24 hours with the maximum and minimum temperatures likely to be around 30°C and 23°C respectively, the RMC stated on Monday.

According to the weather department, the moderate showers are due to moderate north-easterlies/easterlies prevailing over the region in the lower tropospheric levels.

The department has predicted rainfall in the coastal regions and at one or two places over interior Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal on December 28.

Meanwhile, as per the Tirunelveli district administration data, 16 people lost their lives in the recent floods in the district.

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As per the data, the government will provide a relief amount of Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of the deceased. Similarly, 29,098 livestock comprising cows, goats, and chicken were found dead and 1,064 houses were estimated to be damaged, it said.

On Monday, Tamil Nadu Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development Udhayanidhi Stalin, as part of the initial phase, handed over Rs 58.14 lakh to the families of the flood victims in the district.

Barely a week after Chennai and its suburbs were flooded, the southern districts, including Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Kanyakumari, were lashed by heavy rainfall.