Rain lashes several parts of Salem district, Pudhu Eri overflows

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Following dense  rain, the Pudhu Eri astatine  Kannankurichi successful  Salem, Tamil Nadu, filled up   connected  Wednesday.

Following dense rain, the Pudhu Eri astatine Kannankurichi successful Salem, Tamil Nadu, filled up connected Wednesday. | Photo Credit: LAKSHMI NARAYANAN E.

Heavy rainfall that lashed respective parts of Salem territory filled up the Pudhu Eri astatine Kannankurichi rapidly and surplus h2o overflowed from the water connected Wednesday (October 22, 2025).

The rain, which began connected Tuesday (October 21, 2025) evening, continued until Wednesday morning. The territory medication declared a vacation for schools crossed the district. The time remained cloudy, but for a 30-minute spell of rainfall successful the afternoon, which led to h2o stagnation connected respective roads. Vehicular question was comparatively debased owed to the closure of schools.

As of 6 a.m. connected Wednesday, the territory had recorded a full rainfall of 440.40 mm for 24 hours. Rainfall recorded astatine assorted locations included Nathakarai successful Thalaivasal – 68 mm, Yercaud – 64.2 mm, Kariyakovil – 52 mm, Anaimaduvu – 50 mm, Vazhapadi – 32 mm, Yethapur – 28 mm, Gangavalli – 27 mm, Veeraganur – 20 mm, and Salem – 18.9 mm.

In Erode district, the time remained cloudy with rainfall for implicit 30 minutes successful the afternoon. A little spell successful the morning, however, affected the question of people, peculiarly schoolhouse students, pedestrians, and two-wheeler riders heading to their destinations. The territory medication instructed schoolhouse heads to state a vacation if it had rained successful their respective areas. A fewer authorities schools successful Anthiyur, Nambiyur, and Gobichettipalayam declared holidays, portion immoderate schools conducted classes for students of Classes 8 to 12. The territory recorded a full rainfall of 103 mm.

In Namakkal district, the medication declared a vacation for each schools owed to the rain. The territory recorded a full rainfall of 126.20 mm, with Mangalapuram receiving the maximum of 32.20 mm.

Published - October 22, 2025 06:38 p.m. IST

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