- Heavy rain hits Chennai as Diwali celebrations begin, MK Stalin reviews readiness India Today
- Early northeast monsoon onset creates ‘triple whammy’ in South India The Hindu
- Heavy rainfall to continue over southern states; IMD issues flash flood alerts for these states Times of India
- Weather dept predicts heavy rains across TN as northeast monsoon deepens, low pressure to form over Bay of Bengal The News Minute
- One dead as rains wreak havoc in Kerala districts Hindustan Times