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Cyclone Murasu: Holiday for schools and colleges in Chennai and Tiruvallur

📍 Chennai, IN·🕐 3h ago·2 outlets

Chennai and Tiruvallur District Collectors have announced that schools and colleges in the districts will be closed on November 2 because of heavy rain

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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same school closure announcement for Chennai and Tiruvallur due to Cyclone Murasu, with no conflicting facts.

1h ago
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Also reported by indiatimes.com (found in GDELT's list of news articles)

1h ago
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[Claude, second read] Rates it LOW, not HIGH. School and college closure due to heavy rain; routine weather notice, no casualties reported. Lowered from HIGH to MEDIUM.

3h ago
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