Rains in Chennai News
People are facing a lot of trouble due to record breaking rains in Chennai. Roads have got waterlogged due to rain water. Due to which, there was a lot of problem for the people coming to the office. A bus got stuck in the water in the same underpass.
Amid a flood-like situation in Chennai and the surrounding areas, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has further predicted thunderstorms with “heavy to very heavy” rainfall at isolated places over a few districts of Tamil Nadu.
Heavy rain continues in many areas of Chennai, Kancheepuram, and Tiruvallur districts of Tamil Nadu. Due to incessant rains, many parts of the city have been flooded and due to this traffic is also affected.
Moderate rains, accompanied with thunder and lightning, lashed most parts of Chennai on Friday morning. According to the IMD, the weather conditions are likely to continue for the next few days, there is likely to be an increase in rainfall in the State.
Heavy rains pounded Chennai, coastal districts of Tamil Nadu for third consecutive day on November 2.
Following a review, authorities ordered all schools in the city to remain closed.
As per forecasts, the downpour is expected to continue during the weekend and might extend to Tuesday.
A post on Facebook claims that trucks coming from Coimbatore were stopped at the Sriperumbudur and Jayalalithaa's stickers were forcibly stuck on every pack.
While the supply of state-run Aavin-milk packets were totally hit, a packet of one litre milk sold by private suppliers was priced at Rs 90, whereas 1 kg tomato was available at Rs 80/90.
The poster says that, after the deluge in Chennai that the people have had to endure, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has single-handedly managed to save them from disaster.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has blamed climate change for the Chennai deluge.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa will undertake an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas of Chennai city and its suburbs in Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur districts on Thursday.
Online recharge portal Paytm is offering residents of flood-stricken Chennai a free recharge for mobile phones.
Auto majors Hyundai, Ford and Renault have temporarily suspended operations at their plants in Chennai due to floods.
Expressing grave concern for those stranded in the Chennai floods, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged his party workers to extend all possible assistance.
Torrential rains, which began on Monday night and halted on Wednesday morning, pounded several parts of Chennai and its suburbs and Puducherry, triggering a deluge completely disrupting normal life.
A torrential downpour, termed the heaviest in over 100 years, has crippled life in Tamil Nadu's capital Chennai, flooding numerous roads, train tracks and airport runways.
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