Summary
Because of the water, schools in Puducherry and Karaikal stayed closed. 🏫
The government set up a special room to answer calls for help. 📞
People asked the leaders to help move the water away from low places.
Key Points
4 points1
Puducherry got about 7 centimeters of rain in one day.
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All government and private schools were given a holiday.
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A control centre was created to help anyone in trouble.
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Leaders are working to drain water from low‑lying areas.
New Words to Learn
9 wordsinundating
flooding, covering with water
suburbs
areas around a city
downpour
a lot of rain falling quickly
disrupted
stopped or messed up
daily wage earners
people who get paid each day for their work
exigencies
urgent problems
petition
a written request asking for help
drain
to move water away
low‑lying
places that are close to the ground and can get flooded
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