Vellore: Integrated Vellore and Tiruvannamalai districts continued to receive heavy rain on Thursday with the Palar, Agaram and Naganadhi rivers flowing bank to bank. At Othyathur the Naganadhi overflowed the low-level bridge resulting if officials barricading both ends to prevent use by the public. Collector A Shanmuga Sundaram said standing banana plantations were destroyed in 14 acres, while 15 trees and 4 EB poles were blown over by the heavy wind. a total of 474 persons were accommodated in 16 relief camps. However, the rain was not enough as only 76 irrigation tanks of the 101 in the district were still empty.