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2 Killed, Chennai Flooded, Airport Shut As Cyclone Fengal Makes Landfall
Cyclone Fengal, which triggered heavy rains in northern Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, made landfall close to the Union Territory coast on Saturday. The rains led to a shutdown of Chennai airport and flooded many parts of the city.
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Chennai Airport Shut, Trains Hit As Cyclone Fengal Intensifies: 10 Points
Cyclone Fengal will bring heavy rainfall across Tamil Nadu's northern and delta districts and Puducherry as it makes landfall between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram today.
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550 IndiGo Flights Cancelled After Chennai Airport Shut Down Due To Rain
Over a thousand flights connecting Chennai were cancelled since yesterday after heavy rain due to Cyclone Michaung forced shut the city airport.
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Chennai Braces For More Rain Today, Schools Remain Shut: 10 Points
Chennai and other parts of coastal Tamil Nadu braced for more showers over the next 24 hours as rain returned on Friday evening after a brief break. Schools will be closed on Saturday and several areas remained waterlogged, adding to fears of a repeat of the 2015 floods. The government maintained there was no reason to panic and Chief Minister E Pa...
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Chennai Airport Resumes 24-Hour Operations: 10 Developments
Chennai airport re-opened for 24-hour domestic and international flight operations today, five days after it was shut due to excessive water-logging. The city is now slowly returning to normalcy with water receding from most areas, but cleaning up garbage and slush that piled up due to water-logging remains a big challenge.
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SriLankan Airlines Cancels Flights to Chennai As Situation Worsens
Sri Lankan Airlines on Wednesday said it had cancelled four of its Chennai-bound flights in view of the non-stop torrential rains which have forced the Tamil Nadu capital to close its international airport.
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With Chennai Airport Shut Till Sunday, Navy Base to be Used for Commercial Flights
With the Chennai airport shut for operations till Sunday, December 6, the Rajali Naval air station near Arakonam, about 70 km west of the Tamil Nadu capital, will be converted into an airport.
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Chennai Airport Shuts Down After Rain, 50 Trains Cancelled
Flights to and out of Chennai have been cancelled and the airport is shut till 6 am tomorrow with water on the runway as the city battles heavy rain of the kind not seen in almost a 100 years. No flights have taken off from or landed in Chennai since 8:30 pm on Tuesday.
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Chennai Rain Crisis May Worsen, Airport to Remain Shut Till Sunday
It is pouring again in Chennai, which is confronting its worst crisis after record rain left most of the city flooded. The airport, which has not been operating since Tuesday evening, will remain closed till Sunday, the Airports Authority of India has said.
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2 Killed, Chennai Flooded, Airport Shut As Cyclone Fengal Makes Landfall
Cyclone Fengal, which triggered heavy rains in northern Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, made landfall close to the Union Territory coast on Saturday. The rains led to a shutdown of Chennai airport and flooded many parts of the city.
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Chennai Airport Shut, Trains Hit As Cyclone Fengal Intensifies: 10 Points
Cyclone Fengal will bring heavy rainfall across Tamil Nadu's northern and delta districts and Puducherry as it makes landfall between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram today.
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550 IndiGo Flights Cancelled After Chennai Airport Shut Down Due To Rain
Over a thousand flights connecting Chennai were cancelled since yesterday after heavy rain due to Cyclone Michaung forced shut the city airport.
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Chennai Braces For More Rain Today, Schools Remain Shut: 10 Points
Chennai and other parts of coastal Tamil Nadu braced for more showers over the next 24 hours as rain returned on Friday evening after a brief break. Schools will be closed on Saturday and several areas remained waterlogged, adding to fears of a repeat of the 2015 floods. The government maintained there was no reason to panic and Chief Minister E Pa...
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Chennai Airport Resumes 24-Hour Operations: 10 Developments
Chennai airport re-opened for 24-hour domestic and international flight operations today, five days after it was shut due to excessive water-logging. The city is now slowly returning to normalcy with water receding from most areas, but cleaning up garbage and slush that piled up due to water-logging remains a big challenge.
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SriLankan Airlines Cancels Flights to Chennai As Situation Worsens
Sri Lankan Airlines on Wednesday said it had cancelled four of its Chennai-bound flights in view of the non-stop torrential rains which have forced the Tamil Nadu capital to close its international airport.
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With Chennai Airport Shut Till Sunday, Navy Base to be Used for Commercial Flights
With the Chennai airport shut for operations till Sunday, December 6, the Rajali Naval air station near Arakonam, about 70 km west of the Tamil Nadu capital, will be converted into an airport.
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Chennai Airport Shuts Down After Rain, 50 Trains Cancelled
Flights to and out of Chennai have been cancelled and the airport is shut till 6 am tomorrow with water on the runway as the city battles heavy rain of the kind not seen in almost a 100 years. No flights have taken off from or landed in Chennai since 8:30 pm on Tuesday.
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Chennai Rain Crisis May Worsen, Airport to Remain Shut Till Sunday
It is pouring again in Chennai, which is confronting its worst crisis after record rain left most of the city flooded. The airport, which has not been operating since Tuesday evening, will remain closed till Sunday, the Airports Authority of India has said.
