Northeast Monsoon continues unabated over Tamil Nadu, bringing heavy rainfall to several districts, further paralysing the southern state. Several trains were cancelled as downpours piled misery — multiple earth slips occurred, and boulders, mud, and uprooted trees fell onto the railway tracks, disrupting services on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway line.

According to a report by news agency ANI, “Train No 56136 Mettupalayam - Udagamandalam, Train No. 56137 Udagamandalam - Mettupalayam, and Train No. 06171 Mettupalayam - Udagamandalam Special Train of the Nilgiri Mountain Railways have been cancelled for today.”

According to the India Meteorological Department, as many as 40 locations witnessed heavy showers. The weatherman further detailed that the widespread rainfall was due to a low-pre

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