Native media confirmed footage of vehicles submerged below water, uprooted timber and folks being rescued on rubber boats in varied components of Chennai, the most important metropolis within the southern state of Tamil Nadu and sometimes known as ‘India’s Detroit’ resulting from its massive car-making trade.
Higher Chennai Company, the civic physique, mentioned on Twitter it had opened up reduction facilities and medical camps throughout the town and was distributing meals to flood victims.
Heavy rains have been anticipated to proceed for the following 4 days in several components of Tamil Nadu, the southern Andhra Pradesh state and the union territory of Puducherry, India’s meteorological division mentioned in a press release on Sunday, asking fishermen to not enterprise into sea.
The rains will proceed as low stress is created by a cyclonic circulation within the Bay of Bengal, it mentioned.
Chennai, together with 11 different districts, have been affected by greater than 20 centimeters (7.8 inches) of rainfall, Tamil Nadu’s chief minister M. Okay. Stalin informed reporters, in response to Reuters companion ANI. He added that he had requested all his ministers to assist in restoration efforts.
“I’ve instructed officers and despatched the nationwide catastrophe administration crew to the respective areas,” Stalin mentioned. Native media confirmed Stalin inspecting flood-hit areas.
The rains in Chennai have been the heaviest since 2015, climate blogger Pradeep John mentioned on his Fb web page Tamil Nadu Weatherman.
The meteorological division additionally issued a average to excessive menace of flash floods in sure components of southern India whereas the Tamil Nadu State Catastrophe Administration Authority mentioned it was inspecting sure low-lying areas.
