Incessant heavy rains in parts of South India have left the region battered by flooding and water-logging at several places in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Andhra Pradesh has reported 34 deaths in rain-related incidents. Twelve others were reported missing. The fresh worry for the people in the region is that the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of more rainfall over the next few days.

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The IMD said widespread light to moderate rainfall was expected in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry over the next 5 days. It posted a tweet on Sunday saying, “Light to moderate scattered/fairly widespread rainfall over Karnataka, Kerala & Mahe and Tamilnadu, Puducherry & Karaikal during next 5 days. Isolated heavy rainfall over Tamilnadu, Puducherry & Karaikal and Kerala & Mahe during the next 5 days and over Coastal Karnataka on 21st Nov (sic).”

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Heavy to very heavy rainfall has been predicted for some areas in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal on November 24 and 25.

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1) Andhra Pradesh has borne the brunt of heavy rains as rescuers retrieved several bodies from flooded streams. Scores of vehicles and people were reported stranded in several districts as the rain-induced flood in the Penna river suspended arterial highways.

2) The South Central Railway said more than 100 express trains had to be cancelled due to the damage that the floods caused to the railway tracks near Nellore. Several trains were diverted.

3) Chittoor is the worst affected district in Andhra Pradesh. The state government has directed local officials to ensure free distribution of 25 kg rice, one kg red gram dal, one litre of edible oil, a kg each of potatoes and onion to the families living in flood-affected areas.

4) In Karnataka, people heaved a sigh of relief as rains took a break on Sunday. According to a PTI report, 24 people have lost their lives in Karnataka in rain-related incidents.

5) Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai chaired a high-level meeting to review the rain and flood situation in the state. A state government report said Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Tumkuru, Kolar, Chikkaballapur, Ramanagara and Hassan were the most affected districts in Karnataka.

6) In Tamil Nadu, heavy rainfall has led to flooding in parts of Villupuram and Cuddalore districts where Thenpennai river is overflowing.

7) Three people were reported to have died in Krishnagiri and Tiruvannamalai districts of Tamil Nadu in rain-related incidents. Huge swathes of land have come under flood water in Villupuram.

8) The National Highway-16 that connects Chennai and Kolkata has come under floodwater dividing the highway into two units at Nellore. Local reports say Nellore has not seen such flooding in the past 30 years.

9) In Kerala, parts of Pathanamthitta district received heavy rainfall posing a threat to Sabarimala pilgrimage. The IMD has predicted more rainfall in Kerala till Thursday. Yellow alert has been issued for several districts of Kerala.

10) The IMD has predicted that Telangana will also receive light to moderate rain or thundershowers till Tuesday. The weather department said the affected areas of Telangana might see a surface wind speed of around 15kmph.