CHENNAI: The new low-pressure area formed over the Strait of Malacca and the South Andaman Sea on Saturday (November 22) is expected to bring heavy rainfall to parts of southern Tamil Nadu.

The system is expected to move west-northwestwards and turn into a depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal by November 24. It is likely to intensify further over the southwest Bay in the following two days, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai said.

Under the influence of this system, several districts in the state may receive light to moderate showers, while heavy rains are likely in the southern districts of Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi, and Ramanathapuram from today until November 25.

Today, on November 22, heavy rain is also likely in isolated places across P

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