New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- Northeast Monsoon continues unabated over Tamil Nadu, bringing heavy rainfall to several districts, further paralysing the southern state. Several trains were cancelled as downpours piled misery - multiple earth slips occurred, and boulders, mud, and uprooted trees fell onto the railway tracks, disrupting services on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway line.

According to a report by news agency ANI, "Train No 56136 Mettupalayam - Udagamandalam, Train No. 56137 Udagamandalam - Mettupalayam, and Train No. 06171 Mettupalayam - Udagamandalam Special Train of the Nilgiri Mountain Railways have been cancelled for today."

According to the India Meteorological Department, as many as 40 locations witnessed heavy showers. The weath...