The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued warnings of extremely heavy rainfall and squally winds over several parts of South India and adjoining seas. The alert comes as a well-marked low-pressure area over the southwest Bay of Bengal off the Tamil Nadu coast continues to move northwestwards, affecting Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, and parts of south Andhra Pradesh.

The IMD stated that extremely heavy rainfall, exceeding 21 cm, has been recorded at isolated places over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal. Heavy to very heavy rainfall ranging between 7 to 20 cm has also been reported at isolated locations in Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, and Rayalaseema. The weather department said these conditions are likely to persist over the next 24 hours.

The IMD further not

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