Counterparts in neighbouring Sri Lanka said rain there was expected to ease from Thursday as the low pressure that brought the bad weather moved away. "The worst is over and occasional rains will happen," said Pradeep John, an amateur forecaster who is widely followed in Tamil Nadu, India's worst-affected state. The rains have killed 25 people in the island nation of Sri Lanka, most of whom drowned, while landslides injured five, officials said. Sixteen people were killed in Tamil Nadu, state disaster management minister KKSSR Ramachandran told a news conference. Many schools and colleges in Tamil Nadu remained closed while some train services were still suspended.

Source: bd News24 November 11, 2021 08:28 UTC