Caught in Chennai Floods, They Screamed For Help For 9 Hours. None Came. | Read
As the water rose inside their little house in outskirts of Chennai on the night of December 1, Retired Lt-Colonel G Venkatesan and his wife Geetha had scrambled onto a table. For nine hours, neighbours heard the couple screaming for help. But none could battle the strong currents to reach the house. The waters were 12 feet deep, and the little boats were no match for it.
