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.

Nov 16, 2015 10:47 IST
  • 5 Pics: Heavy Rains Brings Chennai to a Standstill
    Kilkattalai lake has breached 200 feet. As a result, one of the roads is flooded at Eachangadu signal in Chennai.
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  • 5 Pics: Heavy Rains Brings Chennai to a Standstill
    Traffic cops clearing the roads after heavy rains causes floods in Chennai.
  • 5 Pics: Heavy Rains Brings Chennai to a Standstill
    A newspaper vendor on his way to deliver paper in the morning in a flooded locality in Chennai.
  • 5 Pics: Heavy Rains Brings Chennai to a Standstill
    Local administration is using boats in flooded areas to rescue stranded people and supply essential commodities.
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  • 5 Pics: Heavy Rain Brings Chennai to a Standstill
    Volunteers rescue an elderly woman on a flooded street in Chennai. (Agence France-Presse photo)