Chennai floods: Even as death toll hits 14, CM Palanisami maintains situation under control
Even as Chennai was recovering from the impact of 30 cm of rain on Thursday night, the downpour that began on Friday evening made life difficult for people living in low-lying areas.
Chennai’s Nungambakkam’s weather station recorded 65.8 mm rain till 8.30 am on Saturday while Meenambakkam, which is near the airport, received 62 mm.
The showers have been attributed to a low-pressure area that lies over Southwest Bay of Bengal off the Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu coast and extends up to 3.1km above the mean sea level. The weathermen have predicted that heavy rainfall is expected to continue over Chennai and its adjoining areas for at least two to three days.
The death toll due to rain-related incidents mounted to 14 as on Friday evening. Schools and colleges were remaining shut for the fifth successive day on Saturday in Chennai and its adjoining districts.
With the heavy rain continuing to lash on Saturday, the situation has become, particularly, worse in South Chennai and its suburbs where the overflowing lakes flooded those localities. Several parts of the southern suburbs from Velacherry to Tambaram face a flood-like situation.
In Mudichur and Varadharajapuram, several residents were seen leaving their homes to the relatives and friends places …read more
