Summary
The nearby Karaikal region also saw significant rain, about 4 cm.
Waterlogging in low‑lying parts made conditions unsafe, prompting the education minister to declare a school holiday on Friday.
Key Points
3 points1
The rainfall amount in Puducherry was 9.6 centimeters in one day.
2
Karaikal received 4 centimeters of rain in the same period.
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All government‑run and privately managed schools in both regions will be closed on Friday.
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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