Bharat Express

India Meteorological Department

In order to avoid dehydration, authorities also recommended that people bring umbrellas when they go outside and drink lots of water.

The decreased visibility in the nation's capital affected train operations. Several flight were delayed well.

A plethora of humorous and imaginative memes about the dense fog and its effects are currently trending on social media.

It is expected to make landfall between Andhra Pradesh's Nellore and Machilipatnam on Tuesday with winds reaching up to 100 kmph.

Images of nearly knee-deep water inundating several streets in Chennai, Kanchipuram, and Thiruvallur appeared on social media.

The phrase "rat hole" describes the little, naturally formed holes that are usually only deep enough for one person to descend and retrieve coal.

Weaker monsoon winds and drier weather in India are linked to El Nino conditions, which are caused by warming waters in the Pacific Ocean close to South America.

Over the next five days, the rest of the nation was expected to have isolated to scattered light to moderate rainfall, according to the IMD.

Beginning June 1, a new western disturbance will bring gusty winds and rain to the plains, including Delhi

Along with temperature and humidity, it will integrate other parameters such as wind and duration. It will be an effective indicator of heat stress for people, he said.