Chennai, Dec 3 || Widespread rain continued to batter coastal Tamil Nadu and several interior districts on Wednesday as the depression over the Bay of Bengal further weakened into a well-marked low-pressure area.
For Chennai and its neighbouring districts -- Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, and Kancheepuram -- the day brought yet another round of relentless showers. The downpour triggered sudden inundation across residential localities, arterial roads, and low-lying pockets, disrupting traffic and slowing down public movement.
Wednesday marked the third straight wet day of the week, following nearly a week of intermittent rain that has already affected small traders and daily-wage earners, who struggled to carry out routine business amid the persistent weather disturbance.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the system that had earlier intensified as Cyclonic Storm Ditwah weakened considerably as it drifted inland. “The depression (remnant of Cyclonic Storm Ditwah) over southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Tamil Nadu - Puducherry coasts moved slowly southwestwards and weakened into a well-marked low-pressure area,” the IMD said.