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Chennai: Many parts of Tamil Nadu including capital Chennai were pounded by heavy rain on Tuesday, disrupting rail, air and road traffic. This is the worst rain that the city has seen in nearly a hundred years, the weather office said. The city is slowly returning to normalcy with airport operations resuming today after 5 days of water-logging.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa urges Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately declare "the unprecedented, catastrophic floods as a national calamity".
Rains resume in Chennai after a two-day respite, adding to woes of the people hit by floods and torrential rains for a week.
Rahul Gandhi arrives in Chennai to meet flood affected people.

  • Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi in Puducherry
  • I came here to see what has happened with my own eyes.
  • It's very important that instead of doing politics at this time, we should make sure people of Puducherry and Tamil Nadu are given relief.




Over 15 lakh people have been rescued, evacuated and accommodated in relief centres, the government said today.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa Announces Relief

  • Rs 10,000 for those who lost their huts in Chennai rains.
  • The chief minister sanctions 10,000 new dwellings.
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.
Water Recedes, Focus on Rehabilitation of Affected
With water receding in most parts of this rain-battered city and its suburbs, the focus is now on clearing the various areas of the waste and muck left behind along with rehabilitation of affected people.
Indigo to Operate 5 Flights

Five flights of #Indigo as well flying out of #Chennai #airport to limited destinations pic.twitter.com/eQ0jqFRz9j

Altogether five passenger flights, all belonging to Air India, took off from or landed at the Chennai airport till 5 pm on Sunday.

NDTV's Uma Sudhir was at the Chennai airport this morning. From manually issued boarding passes to empty baggage counters, here's look at the airport as it readies for full operations after 4 days.
Chennai Airport Resumes 24-Hour Operations: 10 Developments
Chennai airport resumed 24-hour operations for both domestic and international flights today. So far, only Air India, Jet airways and Indigo have announced flight schedules for the day.
The Coimbatore District Home Guards today sent 1.5 tonnes of relief materials to Chennai by an IAF aircraft.
In view of difficulties faced by people of flood-hit Chennai, many financial institutions, including DHFL, have decided not to impose any penalty on the city's customers for delay in EMI payments.
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi may visit rain-hit Chennai on December 8.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announces Rs 1 crore financial aid for flood victims of Tamil Nadu.