5 Pics: Heavy Rain Brings Chennai to a Standstill

Heavy rain due to a depression over the Bay of Bengal has crippled Chennai once again with many areas being inundated, road traffic badly hit and schools and colleges shut.

  • Kilkattalai lake has breached 200 feet. As a result, one of the roads is flooded at Eachangadu signal in Chennai.
    Kilkattalai lake has breached 200 feet. As a result, one of the roads is flooded at Eachangadu signal in Chennai.
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  • Traffic cops clearing the roads after heavy rains causes floods in Chennai.
    Traffic cops clearing the roads after heavy rains causes floods in Chennai.
  • A newspaper vendor on his way to deliver paper in the morning in a flooded locality in Chennai.
    A newspaper vendor on his way to deliver paper in the morning in a flooded locality in Chennai.
  • Local administration is using boats in flooded areas to rescue stranded people and supply essential commodities.
    Local administration is using boats in flooded areas to rescue stranded people and supply essential commodities.
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  • Volunteers rescue an elderly woman on a flooded street in Chennai. (Agence France-Presse photo)
    Volunteers rescue an elderly woman on a flooded street in Chennai. (Agence France-Presse photo)
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