Overview
- All four lanes of NH-16 near Kakuturu, Venkatachalam and Manubolu went under water, forcing authorities to funnel vehicles through limited stretches and advise against nonessential travel.
- Flooding in Nellore and Tirupati cut off multiple villages as streams and rivulets overflowed, with the Swarnamukhi river running near 20,000 cusecs and officials relocating residents from vulnerable areas.
- Chennai and Tiruvallur kept schools closed for a third day as rainfall eased in the city but Chengalpattu suburbs remained waterlogged, where more than a hundred homes reported water entry.
- A culvert on the YSR Nagar route in Nellore partially sank under flood pressure, prompting closures, pumping and emergency repairs as civic teams inspected drains and underbridges across the city.
- IMD reported the system has weakened to a low and should ease further, yet warned of isolated heavy spells on Thursday and Friday after the week’s heavier-than-expected downpours.