Chennaites marooned in Floods |
Life on December 2 came to a grinding halt in Chennai and its suburbs following the unprecedented deluge, with scores of stranded citizens making their way through waist-deep water with all modes of transport and communication falling prey to the rain fury.While the Army and Air Force were involved in rescue work and distribution of food packets at suburban Tambaram and Oorapakkam, ships of the Navy and Coast Guard were on standby. Expert Naval divers and inflatable boats were deployed at Adyar and Kotturpuram areas to help marooned citizens. INS Airawat and other amphibian vessels would arrive in Chennai in late evening. The Navy was also ready with medical supplies. Chennai Airport will stay shut till 6am on December 3. Meanwhile, seven boats were deployed for rescue work, while shelters were ready to accommodate 200 people.Rain water showed no sign of receding even as the Adyar river continued to swell following discharge of excess water from Chembarambakkam reservoir as well as yesterday`s torrential downpour.Discharge from the reservoir touched 35,000 cusecs.Left with no option to proceed to their destinations, many people were seen walking on the railway track even as water was rushing below with brute force.
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