This is what remained of the bridge over the Kollidam, a distributary of the Cauvery, after the collapse.

A section of an old steel bridge connecting the Tamil temple towns of Srirangam and Thiruchirapalli -- or Trichy -- collapsed and was washed away in the Cauvery river early Sunday morning.

The bridge over the Kollidam, a distributary of the Cauvery, began developing cracks under strain from water released from the Mukkombu dam. When it fell, there were no casualties; it is no longer used by motorists.

#WATCH: Part of Kollidam bridge in Trichy collapses and gets washed away in the Cauvery river basin. The incident took place at around 1 am today. No casualties reported. #TamilNadu pic.twitter.com/xjrs4wABEe ANI (@ANI) August 19, 2018

Most dams in Western Tamil Nadu have reached full capacity due to a heavy inflow of water from catchment areas in Kerala and Karnataka. As a result, low-lying regions along the Cauvery's banks were flooded.

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Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami visited flood-hit areas today. He's scheduled to meet with officials later at the Erode circuit house.

In neighbouring Kerala, flooding caused by torrential rain has heaped misery on citizens; hundreds have died, and the Armed Forces have been deployed.

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