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Massive Waterlogging Throws Chennai Out Of Gear: Highlights
Chennai was lashed by rains on Thursday evening, and it continued till this morning. Several places in the city were submerged and traffic was thrown out of gear. Schools and colleges in Chennai and other parts of coastal Tamil Nadu will remain closed today. The weather department has predicted more rains for the coastal districts of the state.The...
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Rajinikanth's New Feat: Sheltering 1000 Workers Cleaning Flood Hit Chennai
Tamil superstar Rajnikanth has thrown open his sprawling marriage hall for accommodating sanitary workers from various districts engaged in the work to clean up the mess created by the recent torrential rains-sparked deluge in Chennai.
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Airlifted Pregnant Woman Delivers Healthy Twin Girls in Chennai
A woman in her ninth-month of pregnancy, who was air-lifted last week from one of the worst rain-affected areas in Chennai, has given birth to healthy twin girls at a hospital in the city, bringing some cheer, as residents grapple with the aftermath of the unprecedented deluge.
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Disaster Response Force Rescues 16,000 in Chennai in Major Flood Relief Operation
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) today said it has launched its "most massive" deployment so far as it pressed into service 50 rescue and relief teams with over 200 boats, rescuing over 16,000 people marooned by the unprecedented rains in the southern metropolis and adjoining areas.
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Chennai Floods: National Disaster Response Force Uses Social Media to Reach Out to People
Deployed in rescue and relief operations in flood-hit Chennai, NDRF personnel are using social media and the internet to reach out to those in distress with a desk working 24/7 to ensure that the affected people receive help.
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Chennai Floods: National Disaster Response Force Sends 20 More Teams; Rescues 10,000
The NDRF today intensified its relief and rescue operations in the rain and flood-battered Chennai and its adjoining areas as it added 20 more teams for the job and rescued over 10,000 people till now.
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Blog: Photoblog: Hope, More Rain and a Mission Unaccomplished in Flooded Chennai
Chennai is facing its worst crisis after experiencing record rain in the last 100 years.
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Limited Flights From Naval Base Near Chennai Today
With Chennai being virtually "cut off" for three days now in terms of air connectivity, the civil aviation ministry has put in a contingency plan to operate limited commercial flights today and tomorrow.
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Situation in Chennai Begins Easing With No Fresh Rain, Decline in Rivers Water levels
Signs of easing of situation in floot-battered Chennai emerged today with no fresh rains and a sharp fall in water levels of Adyar and Kumbh rivers that were in spate following torrential rains as rescue and relief operations continued in full swing and Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a Rs 1,000 crore more aid to Tamil Nadu.
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Nearly 100 People Stranded in Rain-Hit Chennai Brought to Hyderabad
The defence forces actively involved in relief and rescue efforts in rain-battered Tamil Nadu brought 99 passengers stranded at the Chennai airport to Hyderabad on Thursday.
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Tamil Nadu Government Providing Necessary Assistance to Rain-Hit People: Jayalalithaa
Tamil Nadu government is providing massive relief and coordinating rescue operations with central forces in the flood-hit areas of Chennai, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore and Kanchipuram districts, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said today after conducting an aerial survey of the affected areas.
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'Cobra, Cobra': An Army Rescue Mission in Flooded Chennai
It was an hour-long rescue operation. And the young soldiers of the Indian Army didn't just have to tackle flood waters, but also poisonous snakes in them.
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Chennai Has Become an Island, Rajnath Singh Tells Parliament
Terming the situation in flood-hit Chennai as "very alarming", Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said in the Lok Sabha that the Centre will extend all possible assistance to the state governments in dealing with natural calamities.
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Essential Commodities in Short Supply in Rain-Hit Chennai
Even as the rains moderated across the city, availability of essential commodities like milk and water was affected while in some places they were being sold at exorbitant prices.
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Chennai Floods: Migrants Left Stranded as Railway Stations Turn Into Inns
Surviving on biscuits for the last two days and sleeping on the floor of the Tambaram Station on the outskirts of rain-hit Chennai, construction worker Saleem is waiting for a train to take him to his hometown in West Bengal.
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Massive Waterlogging Throws Chennai Out Of Gear: Highlights
Chennai was lashed by rains on Thursday evening, and it continued till this morning. Several places in the city were submerged and traffic was thrown out of gear. Schools and colleges in Chennai and other parts of coastal Tamil Nadu will remain closed today. The weather department has predicted more rains for the coastal districts of the state.The...
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Rajinikanth's New Feat: Sheltering 1000 Workers Cleaning Flood Hit Chennai
Tamil superstar Rajnikanth has thrown open his sprawling marriage hall for accommodating sanitary workers from various districts engaged in the work to clean up the mess created by the recent torrential rains-sparked deluge in Chennai.
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Airlifted Pregnant Woman Delivers Healthy Twin Girls in Chennai
A woman in her ninth-month of pregnancy, who was air-lifted last week from one of the worst rain-affected areas in Chennai, has given birth to healthy twin girls at a hospital in the city, bringing some cheer, as residents grapple with the aftermath of the unprecedented deluge.
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Disaster Response Force Rescues 16,000 in Chennai in Major Flood Relief Operation
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) today said it has launched its "most massive" deployment so far as it pressed into service 50 rescue and relief teams with over 200 boats, rescuing over 16,000 people marooned by the unprecedented rains in the southern metropolis and adjoining areas.
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Chennai Floods: National Disaster Response Force Uses Social Media to Reach Out to People
Deployed in rescue and relief operations in flood-hit Chennai, NDRF personnel are using social media and the internet to reach out to those in distress with a desk working 24/7 to ensure that the affected people receive help.
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Chennai Floods: National Disaster Response Force Sends 20 More Teams; Rescues 10,000
The NDRF today intensified its relief and rescue operations in the rain and flood-battered Chennai and its adjoining areas as it added 20 more teams for the job and rescued over 10,000 people till now.
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Blog: Photoblog: Hope, More Rain and a Mission Unaccomplished in Flooded Chennai
Chennai is facing its worst crisis after experiencing record rain in the last 100 years.
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Limited Flights From Naval Base Near Chennai Today
With Chennai being virtually "cut off" for three days now in terms of air connectivity, the civil aviation ministry has put in a contingency plan to operate limited commercial flights today and tomorrow.
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Situation in Chennai Begins Easing With No Fresh Rain, Decline in Rivers Water levels
Signs of easing of situation in floot-battered Chennai emerged today with no fresh rains and a sharp fall in water levels of Adyar and Kumbh rivers that were in spate following torrential rains as rescue and relief operations continued in full swing and Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a Rs 1,000 crore more aid to Tamil Nadu.
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Nearly 100 People Stranded in Rain-Hit Chennai Brought to Hyderabad
The defence forces actively involved in relief and rescue efforts in rain-battered Tamil Nadu brought 99 passengers stranded at the Chennai airport to Hyderabad on Thursday.
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Tamil Nadu Government Providing Necessary Assistance to Rain-Hit People: Jayalalithaa
Tamil Nadu government is providing massive relief and coordinating rescue operations with central forces in the flood-hit areas of Chennai, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore and Kanchipuram districts, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said today after conducting an aerial survey of the affected areas.
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'Cobra, Cobra': An Army Rescue Mission in Flooded Chennai
It was an hour-long rescue operation. And the young soldiers of the Indian Army didn't just have to tackle flood waters, but also poisonous snakes in them.
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Chennai Has Become an Island, Rajnath Singh Tells Parliament
Terming the situation in flood-hit Chennai as "very alarming", Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said in the Lok Sabha that the Centre will extend all possible assistance to the state governments in dealing with natural calamities.
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Essential Commodities in Short Supply in Rain-Hit Chennai
Even as the rains moderated across the city, availability of essential commodities like milk and water was affected while in some places they were being sold at exorbitant prices.
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Chennai Floods: Migrants Left Stranded as Railway Stations Turn Into Inns
Surviving on biscuits for the last two days and sleeping on the floor of the Tambaram Station on the outskirts of rain-hit Chennai, construction worker Saleem is waiting for a train to take him to his hometown in West Bengal.
