Summary:
| Photo Credit: HANDOUTmore-inThe heavy overnight rainfall abated in most parts of Nagapattinam district on Saturday, bringing some relief to harried farmers reeling under the onslaught of the monsoon over the past 10 days. Heavy overnight rain battered Vedaranyam and the coastal town recorded 127 mm of rainfall during the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 a.m.
on Saturday. However, this temporary structure was also washed away on Saturday morning as Vedaranyam area recorded heavy overnight rain. A view of the drainage canal at Neivilakku panchayat where a temporary causeway was washed away on Saturday. Nagapattinam recorded 85.50 mm, Thalaignayiru 85.60 mm and Tirupoondi 84 mm during the same period..