Due to heavy rainfall in the coastal region of Tamil Nadu, the Chennai district collector Rashmi Siddharth Zagade declared a school holiday on November 13 as well. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert at across multiple districts, with alerts set for 12 districts on November 12, 17 districts on November 13, 27 districts on November 14, and 25 districts on November 15, reports suggest.

As per IMD, heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Pudukkottai, Ramanathapuram, Villuppuram districts, Puducherry and Karaikal area today.

A week back, several areas in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu experienced water logging due to heavy rains in the region.