Monsoon rains LIVE: Red alert across several Kerala, Tamil Nadu districts today; holiday declared for schools, colleges

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The IMD has issued a reddish alert for Malappuram, Palakkad and Idukki districts successful Kerala; Cuddalore, Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Pudukkottai and Ramanathapuram districts of Tamil Nadu and the Puducherry and Karaikal regions

Updated - October 22, 2025 08:33 americium IST

Water logging astatine Mount - Poonamalle Road successful Porur junction connected October 21, 2025, owed to the dense rain. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj

The India Meteorological Department (IMD), connected Wednesday (October 22, 2025) has issued a reddish alert for three districts successful Kerala: Malappuram, Palakkad and Idukki. In Tamil Nadu, a reddish alert has been issued for Cuddalore, Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Pudukkottai and Ramanathapuram districts, and the Puducherry and Karaikal regions.

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Malappuram, Palakkad and Idukki territory administrations person declared a vacation for acquisition institutions successful their respective districts.

All acquisition institutions person been declared unopen in: Puducherry and Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai, Kallakurichi, Kancheepuram districts of Tamil Nadu.

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In Chennai, Salem, Perambalur, Namakkal, Pudukkottai and Tiruchirapalli districts, schools unsocial person been unopen arsenic a precautionary measure.

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October 22, 2025 08:33
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October 22, 2025 08:33
Well-marked debased unit country successful the Bay of Bengal whitethorn origin aggravated rainfall successful Tamil Nadu
A well-marked debased unit country implicit the southwest Bay of Bengal that formed successful the aboriginal hours of Tuesday is apt to trigger widespread, aggravated rain, particularly on coastal Tamil Nadu, this week arsenic it gathers strength.
The Regional Meteorological Centre has sounded a reddish alert for 4 districts — Villupuram, Chengalpattu, Cuddalore, and Mayiladuthurai — indicating highly dense rainfall supra 21 cm connected Wednesday. It has issued orangish and yellowish alerts for assorted parts of the State till October 24, arsenic upwind systems implicit the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea proceed to provender moisture into the region.
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October 22, 2025 08:31
Red alert for 3 districts successful Kerala connected October 22
A reddish alert has been issued for Idukki, Palakkad and Malappuram districts connected Wednesday, wherever utmost dense rainfall is likely. The territory administrations person declared a vacation for the acquisition institutions successful these districts connected Wednesday (October 22, 2025) successful the aftermath of the utmost dense rainfall forecast.
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Published - October 22, 2025 08:31 americium IST

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