Chennai: With the formation of Cyclone Montha over the Bay of Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued an orange alert for four northern coastal districts of Tamil Nadu -- Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram, and Ranipet -- warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds.

According to the latest IMD bulletin, the system, which developed from a deep depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal, is expected to intensify further and move northwestward over the next 24 hours.

Under its influence, weather conditions are likely to deteriorate across the northern coastal belt of Tamil Nadu, particularly in and around the Chennai region.

“An orange alert has been issued for Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram, and Ranipet districts,

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