Vellore (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 13 (ANI): Following a warning from the Meteorological Department about heavy rain fall across several districts of Tamil Nadu, widespread downpours lashed Vellore district on Sunday night.

Vellore 's Latteri and its surrounding areas experienced particularly heavy rain fall. As a result, Pallathur Lake near Latteri reached its full capacity and began to overflow. The excess water flowed into the Kanaaru stream , which runs through more than 20 villages before joining the Latteri Lake.

However, the d rain age canals connecting Pallathur and Latteri had not been desilted in advance. The sudden inflow of floodwater caused breaches along the Kanaaru stream 's embankments, leading to water spilling into nearby farmlands and enterin

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