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Chennai News: Three women, including a mother and daughter, lost their lives in two separate wall collapse incidents in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore and Kallakurichi districts on Wednesday, as heavy rainfall continued to batter the region.

The first incident occurred at Andarmullipallam near Puduchatram in Cuddalore district, where a portion of a house wall gave way around 10 AM, crushing two women inside. The victims were identified as Ashothai, 69 and her daughter, Jaya, 40. Both worked as farm labourers. Police said the wall had weakened after continuous overnight rain and caved in while the women were at home. Their bodies were later sent to Parangipettai General Hospital for post-mortem examination, as per The Hindu report.

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In another case, a 60-year-old woman, identified as Vanamayili, died when a wall of her house collapsed in Kongarapalayam near Kallakurichi on Wednesday morning. Authorities said the structure gave way following persistent rainfall that had soaked the walls over the past two days.

Chennai Weather

The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai reported that several districts in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry experienced heavy downpours due to a well-marked low-pressure area over the southwest Bay of Bengal, which is likely to intensify further. Between 8:30 AM on Tuesday and 5:30 AM on Wednesday, Cuddalore received the highest rainfall at 174 mm, followed by Puducherry with 147 mm and Chennai’s Nungambakkam with 86.4 mm. Other areas, including Tondi, Pamban, Meenambakkam, Karaikal and Nagapattinam, also recorded significant rainfall.

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Tamil Nadu Weather

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red alerts for Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai and Cuddalore districts in Tamil Nadu, as well as for parts of Andhra Pradesh, including Prakasam, Nellore, Kadapa, Annamayya, Tirupati and Chittoor. Fishermen have been warned against venturing into coastal waters as weather conditions are expected to worsen over the next 24 hours.

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