A motorist was stuck at the railway underpass in Periya Kondalampatti in Salem on Sunday. | Photo Credit: LAKSHMI NARAYANAN E. Heavy rain lashed Salem, Namakkal, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts and in the 24 hours that ended at 6 a.m. on Sunday, 2,260.5 mm of rainfall was recorded in these four districts in total.Heavy rain lashed various parts of Salem and Namakkal districts on Saturday night.

Rural areas in both the districts received heavy downpour. Yethapur, Veeraganoor, Thammampatti, Attur and Vazhapadi in Salem district and Tiruchengode, Mangalapuram, Senthamangalam and Kolli Hills in Namakkal district witnessed heavy rain.On Sunday, Salem Collector K.

Elambahavath instructed tourists to avoid visiting Yercaud. From around 1 p.m. on SUnday, the police sent back tourists headed to the hilltown at the Yercaud foothills as a safety measure.

Due to a sharp increase in water flow, tourists are banned from taking bath at Agaya Gangai falls and Masila falls in Kolli Hills. Police personnel turned away at the foothills of Yercaud due to heavy rain on Sunday. | Photo Credit: LAKSHMI NARAYANAN E.

In the 24 hours that ended at 6 a.m. on Sunday, Salem district received 728.70 mm of rainfall, including 116 mm in Yethapur, 96.4 mm in Vazhapadi, 94 mm in Attur, 86 mm in Thammampatti, 77 mm in Veeraganoor, 62 mm in Gangavalli, 32 mm in Nathakarai, 29 mm in Sankari, 26.1 mm in Salem, and 25 mm in Kariyakovil Valavu.Namakkal district received 711 mm of rainfall, including 126 mm in Mangalapuram, 83 mm in Collectorate, 81 mm in Kollihills Semmedu, 75 mm in Senthamangalam, 71 mm in Puduchatram, 66.80 mm in Tiruchengode, 60 mm in Namakkal, 45 mm in Erumapatti, 43 mm in Rasipuram, 30 mm in Paramathi Velur, 17.20 mm in Kumarapalayam and 13 mm in Mohanur.Krishnagiri district received 440.10 mm of rainfall, including 100.70 mm in Krishnagiri, 77.40 mm in KRP dam, 49.80 mm in Nedungal, 36 mm in Denkanikottai, 25 mm in Pochampalli, 23 mm in Rayakottai, 21 mm in Barur, 20 mm in Kelavarapalli Dam, and 18 mm in Hosur. Two-wheeler riders find it difficult to pass the Krishnagiri National Highway at Thandekuppam due to water logging on Sunday. | Photo Credit: BASHKARAN N.

Dharmapuri district received 380.8 mm of rainfall, including 142.4 mm in Hogenakkal, 92 mm in Pennagaram, 49.2 mm in Palacode, 48 mm in Marandahalli, 15.2 mm in Harur, 15 mm in Dharmapuri and 11 mm in Pappireddipatti. Published - October 25, 2026 07:43 pm IST