Salem and Namakkal districts register moderate rainfall

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Heavy rainfall  lashed Salem territory  connected  Sunday.

Heavy rainfall lashed Salem territory connected Sunday. | Photo Credit: LAKSHMI NARAYANAN E

Salem and Namakkal districts registered mean rainfall successful the past 24 hours that ended astatine 8 a.m. connected Sunday.

In Salem district, rainfall started connected Saturday evening. Strong winds uprooted a histrion adjacent the Yercaud Government Hospital and besides damaged the powerfulness cables . Power proviso to galore hamlets and the Yercaud Government Hospital was disrupted for much than 3 hours. Tangedco unit removed the histrion from the roadworthy and replaced the damaged cables. Four goats were killed successful Vazhapadi, aft overhead powerfulness cables successful a farmland owned by Srinivasan snapped and fell connected them.

Salem metropolis received dense rainfall aboriginal Sunday morning. In the 24 hours that ended astatine 8 a.m., Salem received 180.50 mm rainfall, including 44 mm successful Nathakarai, 24 mm each successful Thammampatti and Veeraganoor, 18 mm successful Gangavalli, 14 mm successful Sankari, 13.5 mm successful Vazhapadi, 10 mm successful Yethapur, 7 mm successful Puludikkuttai, 6.6 mm successful Yercaud, 6.5 mm successful Attur, 5 mm successful Kariyakovil, 4.2 mm successful Edappadi, 2.2 mm successful Salem Collectorate and 1.5 mm successful Omalur.

Namakkal territory received 71 mm rainfall , including 16 mm successful Paramathi Velur, 11 mm successful Namakkal, 10 mm successful Rasipuram, 9 mm successful Kolli Hills Semmedu, 7.40 mm successful Mangalapuram, 5 mm successful Puduchatram, 4.60 mm successful Senthamangalam, and 4 mm each successful Tiruchengode and Collectorate.

Published - November 23, 2025 08:34 p.m. IST

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