News Reading Practice #31
(100 Day Challenge)
RAINS INUNDATE SOUTHERN DISTS; PEOPLE SHIFTED TO RELIEF CENTRES
Red alert for Tenkasi, Thoothukudi, Tiruvaneli, Kanyakumari
dists
Chennai/Kanyakumari, Dec 18:
Villages, towns, roads and highways in several regions of
southern Tamil Nadu including Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi just resemble rivers in spate as
the region witnessed extremely heavy rains for the last two days. Houses were
inundated and people were marooned as flood water gushed out onto the residential neighbourhoods and
roads. At Seevalaperi in Tirunelveli, residents huddled on the terrace of a few two-storey houses. Similar was the
scene at Meenakshipuram in Tirunelveli. Over 100 houses at Nesavalar Colony in
Nagercoil were inundated and they were evacuated by
the authorities and sent to relief centres. Several residents said they have
never seen such extremely heavy rainfall and flooding. Temple town of
Tiruchendur in Thoothukudi district received 62 cm to 69 cm rainfall while
Several regions reportedly registered rainfall in Manjolaiin Tirunelveli got 55
cm rain. The government has declared a holiday on Tuesday for all educational institutions
in Tenkasi, Thoothukudi, Tiruvaneliand Kanyakumari districts as the Indian
Meteorological Department issued a 'red' alert for these districts. Reports
said 7,434 people have been shifted to 84 relief centres in four districts --
Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Tenkasi and Kanyakumari—where 425 disaster response team members have been deployed. Chief Minister
M.K.Stalin deputed ministers Udhayanidhi Stalin, E.V.Velu, P.
Moorthy and R.S. Rajakannappan to coordinate the
relief efforts by the government. Using ropes, local people and fire and rescue
service and disaster response teams helped those stranded amid
flooded streams reach
safe locations.
At Krishnaberi
in Tirunelveli, local residents mobilised
resources to rescue the stranded residents. The huge volume of water flowing in
waterfalls including Courtallam and Agasthiyar looked like multiple cloudbursts happening continuously.
People wade through a waterlogged road after heavy rainfall in Thoothukudi on Monday.
INUNDATE: To flood
or overflow with a large amount of something, usually water. (വെള്ളപ്പൊക്കം)
RELIEF: A feeling
of comfort or reassurance after something challenging or distressing. (ആശ്വാസം)
RESEMBLE: To look
or be similar to someone or something. (ഒരുപോലെ ആയിരിക്കുക)
SPATE: A sudden and
large outpouring or occurrence of something, often used with events like rain
or accidents.(വെള്ളപ്പൊക്കം)
MAROONED: To be
stranded or left in a place with no way to leave.( നാലുവശവും വെള്ളം പൊങ്ങി
ഒറ്റപ്പെട്ടുപോയ)
GUSHED: To flow out
suddenly and plentifully. (പ്രവഹിക്കുക)
HUDDLED: To gather
closely together, especially for warmth or protection. (ചുറ്റുമിരിക്കുക)
EVACUATED: To move
people out of a dangerous place to a safer location. (അപകടസ്ഥലത്തുനിന്നും
കുടിയൊഴിപ്പിക്കുക)
DECLARED: To
officially announce or state something publicly. (പ്രഖ്യാപിതമായ)
DISASTER RESPONSE
TEAM: A group of trained individuals who respond to emergencies and provide
assistance during disasters.( ദേശീയ ദുരന്ത പ്രതികരണ സേന (NDRF))
DEPUTED: To appoint
or assign a person to represent or act on behalf of someone else. (നിയോഗിക്കുക)
COORDINATE: To
organize and arrange different elements to work together harmoniously. (ഏകോപിപ്പിക്കുക)
STRANDED: Left in a
difficult or helpless situation, often without a means of transportation.(ഒറ്റപ്പെട്ടുപോയ, കരയിൽ
കുടുങ്ങിപ്പോയ.)
AMID: In the middle
of or surrounded by.(ഇടയിൽ)
MOBILIZED: To
assemble and organize resources or people for a specific purpose.(അണിനിരക്കുക)
CLOUDBURSTS: Sudden
and intense rainfall, typically from a single cloud.(ജലപ്രവാഹം)
WADE: To walk
through water or other liquid with effort, typically with the feet partially
immersed. (ഏന്തിവലിഞ്ഞു
നടക്കുക)
WATERLOGGED: Saturated or filled with water, making something heavy and less
effective.(വെള്ളംകെട്ടിയ)
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