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After heavy downpour, rain has taken a break in Chennai and coastal districts. Saturday morning remained rain-free. The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has predicted more rainfall for coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry till Monday.
The rain, which started last Sunday, has claimed 12 lives till now.
Since the northeast monsoon set-in on October 27, 554.2 mm rainfall has already been recorded this year, which is 74 per cent of the long-term average of 750 mm rainfall it receives annually in the rainy season. The IMD calculates the rainfall in the period between October 1 and December 15.
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