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Watch: Severe flooding and rescue operations after heavy rain in various parts of Tamil Nadu

NDRF teams and Indian armed forces are in action.

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Dec 19, 2023 · 01:21 pm
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#WATCH | Severe waterlogging in parts of Thoothukudi as the area received heavy rainfall under the influence of cyclonic circulation#TamilNadu pic.twitter.com/YISN3gpJ4Q

— ANI (@ANI) December 19, 2023

Looking damge Water flooded in Thamirabarani River #vannarpettai #tirunelveli #TirunelveliRains #NellaiRains #NellaiFloods #ThamirabaraniRiver #TNRains #NEM2023 pic.twitter.com/AyGuQJf7lh

— S Vijayarajan TN weather (@SVijayarajan9) December 19, 2023

Rescue operations are at full swing in the flood affected areas #Tirunelvelifloods pic.twitter.com/Jns9WdAzUq

— Vinodh Arulappan (@VinodhArulappan) December 19, 2023

திருநெல்வேலி: வெள்ளத்தில் சிக்கித் தவித்த மக்களை ஹெலிகாப்டர் மூலம் மீட்ட கடற்படையினர்.

2 கர்ப்பிணிகள் உள்ளிட்ட 17 பேரை மீட்டுள்ளதாக கடற்படை அதிகாரிகள் தகவல். @Savukkumedia @SavukkuOfficial #Tirunelveli #NellaiRains #NellaiFloods #Kovilpatti pic.twitter.com/4t208isaOA

— Abdul Muthaleef (@MuthaleefAbdul) December 19, 2023

Authoor Over bridge on Tuticorin - Tirchendur Highway completely Submerged.
In 1992 floods too this bridge was submerged and buses were re-routed thru Eral to reach Tiruchendur. A new bride was constructed with good height and this had saved now.
Video Credit - Thoothukudi People pic.twitter.com/xlpH77Lm3s

— மகாதேவன் தங்கராஜ் (@tuticorian) December 19, 2023

உடன்குடியில் இருந்து மெஞ்ஞானபுரம் செல்லும் சாலையில் சடைய நேரி குளம் உடைந்து வரும் மழை வெள்ளம் : தமிழக அரசு கவனக்த்திற்கு !#savesouthtn #TNRains #thoothukudirains #nellaifloods #nellai #NellaiRains #thirunelveli #udangudi #indiannavy #indianarmy #JUSTIN pic.twitter.com/JKFcWm3yzJ

— Arun Journalist (@arunbignews) December 19, 2023

#WATCH | Rescue operation underway in Tirunelveli after heavy rain wreaks havoc#TamilNadu pic.twitter.com/ejxfJWqgyU

— ANI (@ANI) December 19, 2023

Thoothukudi fisheries college and research institute, Rescueing Students..! #NellaiRains #SouthTNRains #NellaiFloods #பரிதவிக்கும்_தென்மாவட்டங்கள் #Tirunelveli #Kanyakumari #Tenkasi #Tuticorin #Nellai #SouthTNRains #TNRains #HeavyRainFall #HeavyRains #SouthernDistrict… pic.twitter.com/vVP8LN2Npj

— Savukku Media (@Savukkumedia) December 19, 2023

Loss for the shops in #Tirunelveli Junction Bus Stand area #NellaiRains pic.twitter.com/4dLvdyyOVU

— Thinakaran Rajamani (@thinak_) December 19, 2023

நெல்லையில் படகு தேவை...

சிந்துபூந்துறை சாந்திஸ்வீட்ஸ் அல்வா குடோன் பின்புறம் காமராஜர் நகரில் 20 குடும்பங்கள் மொட்டை மாடியில் உள்ளனர். தொடர்புக்கு ஹரிஹரன் - 9894991150 கெட்வெல் பூ கடை வழிதான் வர முடியும் #savesouthtn #TNRains #thoothukudirains #nellaifloods #nellai #NellaiRains pic.twitter.com/islq1PTTMh

— Arun Journalist (@arunbignews) December 18, 2023

Need help - Campbellabad, Tuticorin District@CollectorTuty @Oorvasi_Amirth @KanimozhiDMK @CMOTamilnadu @sunnewstamil#TuticorinRains pic.twitter.com/LUo9H1aMWr

— Saeed Munawar AK 💙 (@AkSaeedM03) December 18, 2023

#tirunelveli- #Thoothukudi bypass road#TNfloods #NEM2023 pic.twitter.com/nbrc3ONolI

— Eastcoast Weatherman (@eastcoastrains) December 18, 2023

#Tirunelveli #TirunelveliRains #Tiruchendur #PrayForSouthTn #PrayForNellai @ChennaiRains @ChennaiRains pic.twitter.com/jDoXcqr9SB

— Tenkasi Weatherman (@TenkasiWeather) December 18, 2023

Captured from #Thirunelveli district when a house in the town washed away in the unrelenting rain experienced across south Tamil Nadu #TamilNaduRain #TNFloods pic.twitter.com/p066EdUf2w

— T Sudheesh (@sudheeshdc) December 18, 2023

Thamirabarani river#ThoothukudiRains , #NellaiRains #NEM2023 #TNfloods pic.twitter.com/vzv0hJLS83

— Eastcoast Weatherman (@eastcoastrains) December 18, 2023

Korampallam dam breaks water entire #tuticorin city😱#TNRains pic.twitter.com/pBOUmPam7a

— ☔ Weatherforecaster (Sarath) (@_Imsarath2000) December 18, 2023

Scary visuals from thoothukudi tiruchendur highway 😱

Vehicls flows away

Be safe🙏 #TNRains pic.twitter.com/Yovm00s95y

— ☔ Weatherforecaster (Sarath) (@_Imsarath2000) December 18, 2023
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