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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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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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Karnataka Announces Rs 5 Crore for Rain-Hit Chennai
Karnataka on Wednesday announced Rs 5 crore for relief and rescue operations in flood-hit Chennai.
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Chennai Rain: National Disaster Response Force to Rush About 600 Personnel
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is rushing about 600 personnel and over 40 inflatable boats to be deployed in relief and rescue operations in rain-battered Chennai.
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Chennai Rains: Rahul Gandhi Calls for Relief and Rescue Operations
Expressing concern over rains and floods in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today called for rescue and relief operations at the earliest and asked Congress workers to extend all possible assistance.
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Chennai Airport Flooded, Army Out for Relief as Rain Pounds Tamil Nadu
Many parts of Chennai and its suburbs are flooded after two days of heavy and continuous rain. Flight operations have been indefinitely suspended at the airport, trains have been cancelled and the army is helping rescue stranded people.
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11 NDRF Teams Rushed to Rain-Hit Tamil Nadu
Government today rushed 11 teams comprising over 400 personnel of NDRF to conduct relief and rescue operations in rain-hit Tamil Nadu.
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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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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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Karnataka Announces Rs 5 Crore for Rain-Hit Chennai
Karnataka on Wednesday announced Rs 5 crore for relief and rescue operations in flood-hit Chennai.
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Chennai Rain: National Disaster Response Force to Rush About 600 Personnel
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is rushing about 600 personnel and over 40 inflatable boats to be deployed in relief and rescue operations in rain-battered Chennai.
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Chennai Rains: Rahul Gandhi Calls for Relief and Rescue Operations
Expressing concern over rains and floods in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today called for rescue and relief operations at the earliest and asked Congress workers to extend all possible assistance.
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Chennai Airport Flooded, Army Out for Relief as Rain Pounds Tamil Nadu
Many parts of Chennai and its suburbs are flooded after two days of heavy and continuous rain. Flight operations have been indefinitely suspended at the airport, trains have been cancelled and the army is helping rescue stranded people.
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11 NDRF Teams Rushed to Rain-Hit Tamil Nadu
Government today rushed 11 teams comprising over 400 personnel of NDRF to conduct relief and rescue operations in rain-hit Tamil Nadu.
