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Heavy rainfall caused by Cyclone Ditwah submerged astir 90,000 hectares of farmland crossed the delta districts implicit the weekend. Initial estimates amusement lasting paddy harvest successful low-lying areas person been damaged successful Mayiladuthurai (22,151 ha), Karaikal (4,500 ha), Nagapattinam (33,043 ha), Tiruvarur (19,620 ha), Thanjavur (about 6,070 ha), and Pudukkottai (about 4,047 ha) districts, taking the full affected country to astir 89,431 ha.
Mayiladuthurai territory recorded precise dense rainfall successful the 24 hours ending 6.30 a.m. connected Saturday, with a full of 70.76 cm and an mean of 11.79 cm crossed six rainfall gauge stations. Sembanarkoil successful Tharangambadi taluk received 17.24 cm, followed by Mayiladuthurai municipality (14.32 cm), Sirkazhi (13.78 cm), Manalmedu (9.40 cm), Kollidam (9.32 cm), and Tharangambadi (6.70 cm).
Apart from extended paddy workplace inundation, respective low-lying coastal habitations on the Tharangambadi–Sirkazhi agelong experienced terrible h2o stagnation, affecting regular life, officials said. R. Prathap, 19, of Sembadaniruppu North Street, was electrocuted connected Saturday. The constabulary said an overhead enactment adjacent Kaliamman temple had snapped and Prathap came into interaction with it portion riding connected his two-wheeler astir 10.30 p.m. A lawsuit has been registered by the Pagasalai police.
Nagapattinam territory recorded a full of 85.72 cm of rainfall crossed 7 stations (average 12.24 cm) successful the 24-hour play ending 8.30 a.m. connected Saturday. Nagapattinam municipality logged 15.45 cm, followed by Thirupoondi (13.07 cm) and Velankanni (11.74 cm). While nary quality fatalities were reported, 1 kid sustained injuries. Officials said 16 huts and 3 pucca houses suffered partial damage. Livestock nonaccomplishment included 2 buffaloes, 2 sheep, and 3 goats.
Thanjavur district, lashed by dense rainfall for the 2nd consecutive time connected Sunday, saw extended waterlogging successful low-lying neighbourhoods and submergence of astir 15,000 acres of Samba and Thaladi paddy. Residential areas specified arsenic Sivagami Nagar, Sundarameena Nagar, and localities adjacent Mariyamman Koil reported h2o entering homes successful the lack of effectual storm-water drains, affecting astir 200 households, residents said.
Late connected Saturday, Renuga, 20, died and 3 members of her household were injured erstwhile a partition of their dilapidated location collapsed astatine Alamankurichi Udaiyar Street adjacent Kumbakonam. Revenue officials and the Kumbakonam taluk constabulary are investigating.
In Orathanadu and surrounding villages, including Neyvasal, Kulamangalam, and Paruthikottai, rainwater flooded transplanted paddy fields, which farmers blamed connected uncleared drainage channels. The medication said 11 houses were damaged successful the district. The thatched location of a resident, Sukumar, collapsed successful Kulamangalam, portion compound walls of 2 different houses successful Ooranipuram and MGR Nagar adjacent Thanjavur fell.
Major livestock nonaccomplishment was reported adjacent Kakarai Kottai successful Orathanadu, wherever 50 sheep housed successful a grove astatine Pinnaiyur died successful Saturday night’s downpour. Yesu, a livestock farmer, had sheltered astir 300 sheep and 25 cattle astatine the site, officials said. As of 8.30 a.m. connected Sunday, Kurungulam recorded the district’s highest rainfall with 124 mm, followed by Eekanviduthi (112 mm), Neyvasal (109 mm), Orathanadu (104 mm), Ayyampettai (93 mm), Peravurani (92 mm), Vettikkadu (90 mm), and Pattukkottai (88 mm); the territory mean stood astatine 82.18 mm.
Tiruvarur territory reported airy to mean rainfall of 27.9 mm betwixt 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. connected Sunday, with an mean of 3.1 mm. Tiruvarur municipality received 6 mm, followed by Muthupettai (4 mm), Thiruthuraipoondi (3.8 mm), Mannargudi (3.5 mm), and Nannilam (4.4 mm). Officials said the cyclone’s rainbands continued to bring intermittent showers.
