Tamil Nadu Timeline

Flood

13 events, 1943 to 2024; 1 marked as turning points.

  1. 1943

    1. Oct 1943ChennaiDisaster

      1943 Madras floods

      Six days of continuous northeast monsoon rain caused the Cooum and Adyar rivers to overflow, flooding slums across Madras.

  2. 1956

    1. 23 Nov 1956AriyalurDisaster

      Ariyalur train accident

      A train fell into the Marudaiyaru river near Ariyalur after a bridge collapsed in heavy rain, killing over 150 passengers.

  3. 1964

    1. 23 Dec 1964DhanushkodiDisaster

      Rameswaram cyclone destroys Dhanushkodi

      Pamban Island was hit by a super cyclonic storm whose surge drowned the town of Dhanushkodi and killed many people.

  4. 1977

    1. 12 Nov 1977NagapattinamDisaster

      November 1977 cyclone strikes Nagapattinam and the Cauvery delta

      A very severe cyclonic storm made landfall at Nagapattinam, killing about 560 people and affecting around 10 lakh people in Tamil Nadu.

  5. 1994

    1. 31 Oct 1994ChennaiDisaster

      Cyclone crosses the coast near Madras

      A cyclonic storm made landfall near Madras on 31 October 1994, causing about 115 million US dollars in damage and some 304 deaths.

  6. 2005

    1. Nov 2005 to Dec 2005ChennaiDisaster

      2005 Chennai floods and relief camp stampedes

      Heavy north-east monsoon rain flooded Chennai, and two stampedes at relief distribution camps killed more than 50 people.

  7. 2007

    1. 9 Apr 2007Pallikaranai wetlandEnvironment

      Pallikaranai marsh notified as a reserve forest

      To stop the shrinking of Chennai's last large freshwater marsh, 317 hectares of Pallikaranai were declared a reserve forest.

  8. 2008

    1. 27 Nov 2008OrathanaduDisaster

      Cyclone Nisha floods the Cauvery delta

      Cyclonic Storm Nisha made landfall in Tamil Nadu, bringing record rain to Orathanadu and killing at least 189 people in the state.

  9. 2015

    1. Nov 2015 to Dec 2015ChennaiDisaster

      2015 Chennai floods

      Extremely heavy north-east monsoon rains flooded Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur and Cuddalore, killing hundreds of people.

  10. 2020

    1. 25 Nov 2020MarakkanamDisaster

      Cyclone Nivar makes landfall near Marakkanam

      Cyclone Nivar crossed the north Tamil Nadu coast near Marakkanam, flooding parts of Chennai during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  11. 2023

    1. 4 Dec 2023ChennaiDisaster

      Cyclone Michaung floods Chennai

      Very heavy rain from Cyclone Michaung flooded large parts of Chennai and neighbouring districts.

    2. 17 Dec 2023 to 19 Dec 2023ThoothukudiDisaster

      Floods in Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli

      Record rainfall flooded Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli districts as the Thamirabarani river overflowed.

  12. 2024

    1. 30 Nov 2024 to 1 Dec 2024ViluppuramDisaster

      Cyclone Fengal brings record rain to Viluppuram

      Cyclone Fengal crossed the coast near Puducherry and caused extreme rainfall, flooding and a landslide in northern Tamil Nadu.