Movies viral on social media present streets closely flooded and automobiles being swept away.
New Delhi:
Heavy rain continued to pound Chennai and close by districts as we speak as Cyclone Michaung, anticipated to make landfall tomorrow, threatened to unleash much more fury. Low-lying areas and plenty of residential elements had been inundated, with civic physique personnel struggling to clear the stagnant water.
Movies viral on social media present streets closely flooded and automobiles being swept away by the sturdy currents. A number of elements of Chennai stay submerged in floodwater with town experiencing extreme site visitors jams, together with Chennai’s Chrompet GST Highway. In north Chennai, the Vadakarai Highway can be flooded, rendering it impassable from Madhavaram to Sengunram.
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Chennai metropolis and its neighboring districts acquired heavy rainfall in a single day, with Meenambakkam recording 196 mm and Nungambakkam receiving 154.3 mm within the 24 hours main as much as 5:30 am this morning.
Faculties, faculties, and authorities workplaces in Chennai and three adjoining districts will stay closed as we speak, and the state authorities has urged personal firms to permit their workers to earn a living from home.
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Authorities have arrange practically 5,000 reduction centres in coastal districts to help these affected by the heavy rain that lashed town and its neighboring districts in a single day. Chief Minister MK Stalin reviewed the security measures final evening and is carefully monitoring the scenario.
To help in reduction and rescue efforts, authorities have stationed eight NDRF and 9 SDRF groups within the affected districts of Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Thiruvallur, Cuddalore, and Chengalpattu.