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Fearing Floods, Chennai Residents Move To Top Floors In Low-Lying Areas
Residents in several low-lying parts of South Chennai - already known flood-prone zones - have begun shifting their belongings to upper floors, fearing inundation ahead of the next spell of rain.
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20,000 Still Stranded In Tamil Nadu Floods, Army Joins Rescue Ops
In the wake of unprecedented floods ravaging southern districts of Tamil Nadu, the Army and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have joined hands to undertake rescue operations.
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Video: Pregnant Woman, Infant Rescued By Chopper From Tamil Nadu Floods
A pregnant woman and a one-and-a-half-year-old child, stranded due to floods in Tamil Nadu, were among four people rescued by Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters today and taken to safety in Madurai.
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Watch: Air Force Choppers Drop Food On Roofs For Stranded Chennai Locals
People in Chennai and its suburbs continued to struggle with stagnant water and power outages two days after Cyclone Michuang-induced rain caused severe waterlogging in the Tamil Nadu capital.
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Video: One-By-One, Parked Cars Swept Away In Chennai Floods Due To Cyclone Michaung
Heavy rain continued to pound Chennai and nearby districts today as Cyclone Michaung, expected to make landfall tomorrow, threatened to unleash even more fury.
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3 Deaths After Heavy Rain In Tamil Nadu; Schools, Offices In Chennai Shut
Up to 17 cm of rains have flooded the capital city Chennai as a cyclonic storm along the coasts triggered heavy rainfall.
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Rain Red Alert Withdrawn For Chennai, Flight Arrivals Resume: 10 Facts
A 'red alert' for heavy rainfall - issued for eight Tamil Nadu districts, including Chennai - was withdrawn after the depression that triggered the alarm, and led to widespread flooding in the city and across the state, weakened at landfall.
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Tamil Nadu Rain Highlights: Red Alert Withdrawn In Chennai, Heavy Rain Likely In Andhra Pradesh Next
Tamil Nadu Rain Highlights: Incessant rain pounded several Tamil Nadu districts overnight, and continued throughout the day today, leading to widespread flooding and waterlogging across the southern state.
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Tamil Nadu On Rain Red Alert, Chennai Cautions Residents: 10 Points
Heavy rain - between 150 and 200 mm - is expected in Chennai as a depression over the Bay of Bengal moves over northern Tamil Nadu. A 'red alert' is in place for 20 districts across the state, including Chennai, for today and tomorrow.
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Kamal Haasan Asks Fans To Help Poor Amid Chennai Flood As His "Birthday Gift"
Actor-politician Kamal Haasan on Sunday appealed to his fans to reach out to the needy in Chennai after authorities sounded a preliminary flood alert in the Tamil Nadu capital following heavy rains.
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Watch: Several Areas Of Chennai Water-Logged, Some Homes Flooded
As Chennai was hit by heavy rain through the night, the Tamil Nadu capital recorded 21 centimetres of rain till 8.30 am this morning, leaving several low-lying areas of the city flooded.
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Flood Alert Sounded In Parts Of Tamil Nadu After Heavy Rainfall
Heavy rains lashed Chennai and its suburban areas overnight and it continues, with waterlogging all around and authorities on Sunday sounded a preliminary flood alert to people as two city reservoirs are set to be opened.
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Flood Alert In Chennai's Suburbs As Poondi Reservoir Nears Full Capacity
A preliminary flood alert was sounded on Sunday by authorities to people living close to the banks of Kosasthalaiyar River in Tiruvallur district as the nearby Poondi Reservoir is expected to reach its full capacity.
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17 Dead In Tamil Nadu Rain, Schools Closed In Chennai, Other Towns
Seventeen people, including two children, have died after a wall collapsed in a village in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore this morning because of heavy rain.
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Record Rain In Chennai, City Keeps Boats On Stand-by, Fearing Flood
Chennai has witnessed record rains over the last 48 hours and more is expected as the cyclone bypassed the Indian coast and moved towards Bangladesh today.
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Fearing Floods, Chennai Residents Move To Top Floors In Low-Lying Areas
Residents in several low-lying parts of South Chennai - already known flood-prone zones - have begun shifting their belongings to upper floors, fearing inundation ahead of the next spell of rain.
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20,000 Still Stranded In Tamil Nadu Floods, Army Joins Rescue Ops
In the wake of unprecedented floods ravaging southern districts of Tamil Nadu, the Army and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have joined hands to undertake rescue operations.
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Video: Pregnant Woman, Infant Rescued By Chopper From Tamil Nadu Floods
A pregnant woman and a one-and-a-half-year-old child, stranded due to floods in Tamil Nadu, were among four people rescued by Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters today and taken to safety in Madurai.
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Watch: Air Force Choppers Drop Food On Roofs For Stranded Chennai Locals
People in Chennai and its suburbs continued to struggle with stagnant water and power outages two days after Cyclone Michuang-induced rain caused severe waterlogging in the Tamil Nadu capital.
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Video: One-By-One, Parked Cars Swept Away In Chennai Floods Due To Cyclone Michaung
Heavy rain continued to pound Chennai and nearby districts today as Cyclone Michaung, expected to make landfall tomorrow, threatened to unleash even more fury.
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3 Deaths After Heavy Rain In Tamil Nadu; Schools, Offices In Chennai Shut
Up to 17 cm of rains have flooded the capital city Chennai as a cyclonic storm along the coasts triggered heavy rainfall.
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Rain Red Alert Withdrawn For Chennai, Flight Arrivals Resume: 10 Facts
A 'red alert' for heavy rainfall - issued for eight Tamil Nadu districts, including Chennai - was withdrawn after the depression that triggered the alarm, and led to widespread flooding in the city and across the state, weakened at landfall.
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Tamil Nadu Rain Highlights: Red Alert Withdrawn In Chennai, Heavy Rain Likely In Andhra Pradesh Next
Tamil Nadu Rain Highlights: Incessant rain pounded several Tamil Nadu districts overnight, and continued throughout the day today, leading to widespread flooding and waterlogging across the southern state.
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Tamil Nadu On Rain Red Alert, Chennai Cautions Residents: 10 Points
Heavy rain - between 150 and 200 mm - is expected in Chennai as a depression over the Bay of Bengal moves over northern Tamil Nadu. A 'red alert' is in place for 20 districts across the state, including Chennai, for today and tomorrow.
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Kamal Haasan Asks Fans To Help Poor Amid Chennai Flood As His "Birthday Gift"
Actor-politician Kamal Haasan on Sunday appealed to his fans to reach out to the needy in Chennai after authorities sounded a preliminary flood alert in the Tamil Nadu capital following heavy rains.
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Watch: Several Areas Of Chennai Water-Logged, Some Homes Flooded
As Chennai was hit by heavy rain through the night, the Tamil Nadu capital recorded 21 centimetres of rain till 8.30 am this morning, leaving several low-lying areas of the city flooded.
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Flood Alert Sounded In Parts Of Tamil Nadu After Heavy Rainfall
Heavy rains lashed Chennai and its suburban areas overnight and it continues, with waterlogging all around and authorities on Sunday sounded a preliminary flood alert to people as two city reservoirs are set to be opened.
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Flood Alert In Chennai's Suburbs As Poondi Reservoir Nears Full Capacity
A preliminary flood alert was sounded on Sunday by authorities to people living close to the banks of Kosasthalaiyar River in Tiruvallur district as the nearby Poondi Reservoir is expected to reach its full capacity.
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17 Dead In Tamil Nadu Rain, Schools Closed In Chennai, Other Towns
Seventeen people, including two children, have died after a wall collapsed in a village in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore this morning because of heavy rain.
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Record Rain In Chennai, City Keeps Boats On Stand-by, Fearing Flood
Chennai has witnessed record rains over the last 48 hours and more is expected as the cyclone bypassed the Indian coast and moved towards Bangladesh today.
