According to the police, the schools that received the threats are Carmel Convent School in Sector 9-B, St John's High School and Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School in Sector 26, and St Stephen's School in Sector 45-B

The city recorded relatively low rainfall between 8 am on August 7 and 8 am on August 8. The average rainfall recorded during the period was 1.83 mm in the city, 3.40 mm in the eastern suburbs and 0.80 mm in the western suburbs