Heavy rain lashed Salem and Namakkal districts on Monday night resulting in water stagnation in many places.
The rain that started around 9 p.m. on Monday continued for three hours. Rainwater flowed over the roads at Junction Main Road, Solampallam, Steel Plant Road, Omalur Main Road, and Four Roads. Vehicles struggled to pass the roads at night. Similarly, Sankagiri, Edappadi, Tharamangalam, Nangavalli, and Mettur also witnessed heavy rain.
At Edappadi, rainwater entered the Avaniperur Keezhmugam Village Administrative Officer office, and documents in the office were destroyed. Likewise, on Sottaiyan Street in Ward 23, rainwater entered five houses.
