Monsoon rains LIVE: Red alert across several Kerala, Tamil Nadu districts today; holiday declared for schools, colleges

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The IMD has issued a red alert for Malappuram, Palakkad and Idukki districts in Kerala; Cuddalore, Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Pudukkottai and Ramanathapuram districts of Tamil Nadu and the Puducherry and Karaikal regions

Updated - October 22, 2025 08:50 am IST

Water logging at Mount - Poonamalle Road in Porur junction on October 21, 2025, due to the heavy rain. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj

The India Meteorological Department (IMD), on Wednesday (October 22, 2025) has issued a red alert for three districts in Kerala: Malappuram, Palakkad and Idukki. In Tamil Nadu, a red alert has been issued for Cuddalore, Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Pudukkottai and Ramanathapuram districts, and the Puducherry and Karaikal regions.

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Malappuram, Palakkad and Idukki district administrations have declared a holiday for educational institutions in their respective districts.

All educational institutions have been declared shut in: Puducherry and Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai, Kallakurichi, Kancheepuram districts of Tamil Nadu.

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In Chennai, Salem, Perambalur, Namakkal, Pudukkottai and Tiruchirapalli districts, schools alone have been shut as a precautionary measure.

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School and colleges closed in Tamil Nadu

All schools, colleges and educational institutions have been closed in Puducherry and Karaikal regions and Cuddalore, Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai, Kallakurichi, Kancheepuram districts of Tamil Nadu.

Salem, Perambalur, Namakkal, Pudukkottai, Tiruchirapalli and Tiruppur districts have announced a leave only for schools.

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