Summary
The rain caused water to pool in low‑lying places, called waterlogging.
Because of the wet conditions, the education minister announced a holiday for all schools on Friday.
Key Points
3 points1
Rainfall measured about 9.6 centimeters in Puducherry.
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Karaikal recorded about 4 centimeters of rain.
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The education minister decided to close government and private schools for the day.
New Words to Learn
3 wordswaterlogging
when water stays on the ground and makes it very wet
suburban
areas that are near a city but not in the city center
education minister
the government official who looks after schools
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