Chennai parts stay submerged |
Surplus water from lakes and tanks at Mudichur entered the suburban Tambaram locality outside Chennai, inundating a large part of the city on November 17, 2015. Meanwhile, Army and Air Force personnel have been deployed for rescuing stranded citizens in Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu, where torrential rains have left thousands marooned. Choppers from the Air Force station at Tambaram carried out six sorties and evacuated 22 persons while food packets and water were air dropped at various other locations. Citizens were also beingevacuated from Kotturpuram and nearby areas in the city, as the discharge from Chembarambakkam lake had resulted in Adyar river running in spate.Personnel from the Indian Army`s 4 Madras unit were also pressed into service at Mudichur in Kacheepuram on the request of the district administration, while the Air Force conducted sorties to rescue citizens.In Chennai, Cuddalore, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur and Villupuram districts, 23 to 37cm of rain was recorded on a single day, much higher than the usual annual average. Government officials said around 10,000 people living in low-lying coastal areas have beenevacuated from their homes and given refuge in relief camps.As many as 71 deaths have been reported in various rain-related incidents, including electrocution and drowning.
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