Chennai, May 25 -- As the southwest monsoon makes an early arrival in India, parts of Tamil Nadu's Nilgiris district have been witnessing incessant rain, accompanied by strong winds and thunderstorms.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday predicted "light to moderate rain at a few places with thunderstorm & lightning with gusty winds speed reaching 40-50 kilometres per hour (kmph) at one or two places over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal area."

Furthermore, a 15-year-old boy from Kerala lost his life on Sunday after a tree fell on him amid the adverse weather conditions in the 8th Mile area near Ooty.

The incident occurred while the boy was on a sightseeing trip with his family. As weather conditions worsened across t...