Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s lifeline, Northeast monsoon, has intensified with several parts of the state experiencing heavy to very heavy rainfall on Tuesday under the influence of two well-marked low pressures over southeast Arabian Sea and southwest Bay of Bengal.

The rains will continue till the weekend in most parts of the state, especially in the coastal region, the Cauvery delta region, and Chennai and its neighbouring districts of Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram, and Chengalpattu, till next week. Rameswaram and adjoining areas in Ramanathapuram district bore the maximum brunt with life being thrown out of gear since Monday night, making it a wet Deepavali.

Rains also lashed several parts of Chennai through Tuesday as the city and its suburbs braced for another spell of intense rains on Wednesda

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