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(16 Oct 2024)
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Chennai – 16 October 2024
1. Boat being pulled through floodwaters in street
2. Cyclist attempting to travel through flooded street
3. People on boat
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Chennai – 15 October 2024
4. Top shot of people wading through floodwaters
5. Various of people in raincoats, carrying umbrellas and walking through flooded streets
6. People on makeshift boat
7. Various of people wading through flooded streets
8. Vehicle driving through floodwaters
9. Dog swimming down flooded street
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Schools, colleges and government offices were shut on Wednesday in parts of southern India as heavy monsoon rain triggered severe flooding.
The worst-hit cities included Chennai and Bengaluru, India’s industrial and information technology hubs.
Power cuts and flight cancellations caused disruption, and thousands of residents prepared for more downpours over the next 48 hours.
Residents of the high-security Poes Garden area in Chennai, where top politicians, industrialists and celebrities live, woke up to severe flooding following overnight rains.
Pedestrians and motorists were seen struggling through knee-deep floodwaters.
The India Meteorological Department said that winds of 60 kph (37 mph) were expected to lash the southern region until Thursday.
The Tamil Nadu state government said over 200 boats and disaster response teams have been deployed and schools, colleges and government offices were closed.
Disasters caused by landslides and floods are common in South Asia. Scientists and weather forecasters have blamed climate change for heavier rains in recent years.
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