A TNSTC bus plying on the Coimbatore–Nilgiris route was struck by a landslip at Burliyar in the early hours of October 24, with soil and debris falling onto the vehicle.
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The weather system over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclone and cross the southern Odisha–northern Andhra Pradesh coast by October 28. According to the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Bhubaneswar Met Centre, a low-pressure area over east-central and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal persisted over the same region at 8.30 a.m. on Friday (October 23, 2026).
Also read: Cyclonic storm likely to hit North Andhra Pradesh coast on October 28, says IMD
The IMD predicted moderate to heavy rainfall across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry until October 26. General moderate rainfall is expected over the next two days in Chennai and its neighbourhood, with potential for heavy downpour on Saturday (October 24, 2026) and Sunday (October 25, 2026).
Also read: Rains lash Tamil Nadu; schools closed in many districts on October 23
A bus driver was killed and the conductor seriously injured after a mudslide and uprooted trees fell on a TNSTC bus near Burliar in the Nilgiris district on Saturday, police said. Mud and uprooted trees fell on the bus, burying it under debris and slush.
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October 24, 2026 16:10
Heavy rains flood over 100 houses at T.N. Sri Lankan refugee camp
Following heavy rains on Friday night, more than 100 houses at the Sri Lankan Tamils refugee camp in Puliyampatti in this district were inundated.
District Collector S. Durga Moorthy visited the site and assessed the damage firsthand.
More than 100 families residing at the Sri Lankan Tamil refugee camp faced severe hardship after persistent rains flooded their residential area, as reported by PTI Videos.
Residents reported that rainwater began stagnating rapidly, leaving homes waterlogged and forcing families to move children and belongings to safety.
– PTI
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October 24, 2026 15:42
Ray of hope for drought-hit Telangana as low pressure over Bay of Bengal likely to bring heavy rain
With Telangana grappling with a rainfall deficit and mounting concerns over drinking water availability due to the influence of El Nino, a weather system developing over the Bay of Bengal has raised hopes of much-needed rain towards the end of October.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall, with isolated extremely heavy rain likely in three districts of the State on October 28, as the system is expected to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast.
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Ray of hope for drought-hit Telangana as low pressure over Bay of Bengal likely to bring heavy rain
Heavy rain likely in Telangana as Bay of Bengal system brings heavy to extremely heavy rainfall with red to yellow alerts across multiple districts.
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October 24, 2026 14:33
President Murmu’s two-day Odisha visit postponed over cyclone forecast
President Droupadi Murmu’s scheduled two-day visit to Odisha from October 28 has been postponed in the wake of a possible cyclonic storm in the State’s coastal areas next week, officials said.
“Due to unfavourable weather forecasts and safety precautions, the President’s tour has been postponed,” an official at the Chief Secretary’s office said.
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President Murmu’s two-day Odisha visit postponed over cyclone forecast
President Murmu’s Odisha visit is postponed due to an approaching cyclonic storm, with new Mayurbhanj dates rescheduled to November 4-5.
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October 24, 2026 14:07
IMD issues red alert for 5 districts in Keralam on October 25, 26
The IMD has issued a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall in five Keralam districts on Sunday and Monday.
Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad districts are under red alert on October 25, while Idukki and Palakkad are under red alert on October 26, according to the IMD’s latest update.
An orange alert has been issued for Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod on Saturday, indicating the possibility of very heavy rainfall in isolated areas.
Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam are under yellow alert for heavy rainfall on the day.
– PTI
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October 24, 2026 14:06
Rain likely in parts of Rajasthan, dry spell predicted from October 25
Light to moderate rainfall was recorded at isolated places in Rajasthan under the influence of a western disturbance, the Meteorological Department said on Saturday (October 24, 2026).
During the 24 hours ending Saturday morning, light to moderate rainfall occurred at isolated places in Kotputli-Behror, Khairthal-Tijara, Alwar, Deeg, Dausa and Churu districts, while weather remained mainly dry in the rest of the State.
Viratnagar in the Kotputli-Behror district recorded the highest rainfall of 25 mm during the period.
Dry weather is expected across most parts of the state for the next three to four days from October 25, the department said.
– PTI
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October 24, 2026 14:03
Andhra CM directs officials to be on alert for heavy rain; fast-track irrigation works
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has directed officials to prepare for a heavy rainfall forecast under the influence of a developing weather system over the Bay of Bengal.
He asked them to make use of the expected rainfall in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema to fill reservoirs and irrigation tanks.
“Remain alert and take precautionary measures in view of heavy rainfall likely under the influence of a developing cyclone over the Bay of Bengal,” CM Naidu said in a press release issued late on Friday (October 23, 2026).
– PTI
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October 24, 2026 12:12
Low pressure over Bay of Bengal likely to turn into cyclonic storm, landfall expected on October 28
The low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is set to intensify into a cyclonic storm and is likely to make landfall on the morning of October 28 somewhere between the north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday (October 24, 2026).
The well-marked low-pressure area is expected to turn into a depression during the day, the IMD said.
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IMD: Bay of Bengal system intensifies to cyclonic storm, landfall likely Oct 28 between north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts.
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October 24, 2026 11:46
Bus driver killed, conductor injured as mudslide, uprooted trees hit TNSTC bus in Tamil Nadu
A TNSTC bus driver was killed when the vehicle he was driving came in the path of a landslide at Burliyar, near the Coimbatore-Nilgiris district border, on the Mettupalayam-Coonoor ghat road in the intervening night of Friday (October 23, 2026) and Saturday (October 24). There were no other passengers in the bus.
The deceased was identified as Janagaraj, 55, of Katteri in the Nilgiris district. He was driving from Coonoor to Coimbatore when the incident happened. The conductor was rescued and admitted to the Mettupalayam Government Hospital.
– T.C. Sibi Sreevathson
TNSTC driver killed as bus caught in landslip at Burliyar on Mettupalayam-Coonoor ghat road
TNSTC bus driver dies in landslide on Mettupalayam-Coonoor ghat; 300+ stranded as heavy rainfall triggers multiple landslips.
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October 24, 2026 11:44
Bus falls into a gorge after landslip in Nilgiris
A TNSTC bus plying on the Coimbatore–Nilgiris route was struck by a landslip at Burliyar today in the early hours, with soil and debris falling onto the vehicle.
Photo: M. Periasamy
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October 24, 2026 10:28
Cyclonic storm likely to hit North Andhra Pradesh coast on October 28, says IMD
A low-pressure area formed over the east-central and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal at 5.30 a.m. on Friday is expected to become a depression on Saturday, a deep depression on Sunday and a cyclonic storm by Monday morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. It may then move towards the north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts.
K. Naga Ratna, Head of the Amaravati Meteorological Centre, Andhra Pradesh, said the weather system was likely to cross the coast in the early hours of October 28 and move away towards Odisha the next day.
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October 24, 2026 10:26
North India turned hotter, drier over 70 years, peninsula wetter: Study
Large parts of northern India have shifted towards a hotter and drier climate over the past 70 years, with the dry zone that once ended in western Uttar Pradesh now extending into the east of the state, according to a new study.
The study found that much of peninsular India became wetter over the same period.
The study, ‘Identifying the climate zones shifts of Indian meteorological subdivisions: insights from historical records’, was published in Mausam, a peer-reviewed journal of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), and made public on Friday.
-PTI
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October 24, 2026 09:54
Weather system over Bay of Bengal may intensify into cyclone, cross Odisha-Andhra coasts by October 28
The weather system over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclone and cross the southern Odisha–northern Andhra Pradesh coast by October 28.
According to the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Bhubaneswar Met Centre, a low-pressure area over east-central and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal persisted over the same region at 8.30 a.m. on Friday.
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Weather system over Bay of Bengal may intensify into cyclone, cross Odisha-Andhra coasts by October 28
Low-pressure near Bay of Bengal expected to become a cyclonic storm by Oct 26, prompting Odisha coastal precautions.
Published – October 24, 2026 09:54 am IST
