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   Chennai rains: Across Tamil Nadu rainfall brought misery and suffering especially in Chennai where rain pounded several parts of city, severely disrupting flights, train and bus services and forcing postponement of half-yearly school exams even as the state braced for more showers over the next 4 days. Tamil Nadu rain caused the death of as many as 188 people. (PTI)

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   Chennai rains: Chief Minister Jayalalithaaa reviewed the situation in Tamil Nadu and deputed ministers to inspect the affected regions. Jayalalithaa said police, fire and rescue, National and State Disaster Forces and Coast Guard have been kept ready for need-based evacuation of people from flood hit regions. She reviewed the situation arising out of heavy rains in districts including Chennai, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore and Kanchipuram districts.
   Caption: Visitors move from a flooded Government hospital after heavy rains in Chennai on Tuesday. (PTI)
   

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   Chennai rains: Half-yearly exams in schools, which were to have begun on December 7, were postponed. Schools were closed today and will remain shut tomorrow as well. Tamil Nadu CM also ordered postponement of half-yearly examinations for school children to next month previously slated to be held from December 7.
   Caption: Staffs and visitors move from a flooded Government hospital after heavy rains in Chennai on Tuesday. (PTI)
   

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   Chennai rains: Flight operations in Chennai also took a hit due to the rains. Airport officials said one flight, which had left Colombo this morning, returned.
   Caption: Patients and their care-takers shift from a flooded hospital after heavy rains in Chennai on Tuesday. (PTI)
   

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   Chennai rains: Indian Railways said as many as 12 trains leaving Chennai Egmore were cancelled due to water overflowing on railway tracks between Villupuram - Tambaram section. Also, 11 trains were diverted.
   Caption: Patients and their care-takers being shifted to safe place from a flooded hospital after heavy rains in Chennai on Tuesday. (PTI)
   

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   Chennai rains: Chennai rainfall brought extreme discomfort to motorists who had a tough time as not only arterial roads like Anna Salai and, GST Road were inundated but also many interior roads. Also, many roads were damaged, with several of them caving in and thereby making the situation even more dangerous.
   Caption: Patients being shifted from a flooded hospital after heavy rains in Chennai on Tuesday. (PTI)
   

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   Chennai rains: Meteorological Department has cautioned about more rainfall in the next 4 days across Tamil Nadu with some regions likely to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall.
   Caption: Rescuers shifting patients from a flooded hospital after heavy rains in Chennai on Tuesday. (PTI)
   

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   Chennai rains: As a result of the rains in Tamil Nadu, Poondi, Cholavaram, Puzhal and Chembarambakkam reservoirs that feed Chennai have touched 83.8 per cent of its capacity and out of the 14,098 lakes under PWD in Tamil Nadau 6,791 lakes are full. "I have ordered officials to take precautionary measures before releasing surplus waters from reservoirs and evacuate people living in low-lying areas," Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa said.
   Caption: The Marina beach on the Bay of Bengal coast is partly covered with rainwater after heavy rains in Chennai on Tuesday. Normal life has been badly affected due to incessant rains. (PTI)
   

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   Chennai rains: Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa has ordered a solatium of Rs 400,000 to the kin of each of the four persons who were killed in rain-related incidents a few days ago in various parts of the state.
   Caption: Rescuers shifting patients from a flooded hospital after heavy rains in Chennai on Tuesday. (PTI)
   

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    Puducherry and its suburbs continued to be lashed by heavy rains since last night and it recorded 15.2 cm rain in the last 24 hours ending 0830 hours today. Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy has sought immediate interim financial assistance of Rs 100 crore from the Centre, to take up relief works. In a release, Rangasamy said he had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh, seeking immediately an interim relief of Rs 100 crore to cope with the situation arising out of the rains.
    Caption: A fisherman walks near boats during heavy rain near Marina Beach in Chennai on Tuesday. Normal life has been badly affected due to incessant rains. (PTI)
    

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    Chennai rains: Two columns of army's Garrison Infantry Battalion have been pressed into service in Tambaram and Oorapakkam after the Tamil Nadu government sought military assistance. The Navy is also on stand-by.

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    Chennai rains: Navy personnel were deployed in Sadiapet area of Chennai to rescue people marooned in low-lying areas. All flight operations at Chennai airport were suspended tonight. (Representational Image: Reuters)

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    Chennai rains: 11 foreign and 9 domestic flights from the airport were put on hold as no landing or take-off was allowed till late in the evening. Officials said they might review the decision at midnight to take a call on resuming operations. A senior airport official said while the runways were free of water logging, they suspended flight operations as a precautionary measure following waterlogging in some other areas, adding, they did not want to take a chance. (Representational Image: Reuters)

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    Chennai rains: The rains that have virtually broken a 100-year-old record with one day's rainfall covering a month's average also flooded areas in Vadapalani, Valasaravakkam and Nandamvakkam as nearby lakes overflowed into the city.(Representational Image: Reuters)

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    Chennai Rains: The Indian railways has put up helpline numbers for passengers. The Southern Railway bulletin : Help line no on #ChennaiFloods. 044-29015204 044-29015208 044-28190216 044-25330714

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    Chennai Rains: The weather office here has predicted more rains in Tamil Nadu over the next 24 hours due to presence of a low pressure in Bay of Bengal. "Due to low pressure rainfall will continue in next 24 hours in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry with some places receiving heavy to very heavy rainfall," Regional Meteorological Department Director, S R Ramanan told reporters.

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    Chennai rains: The NDRF is airlifting another 15 teams to the rain-battered state. While 10 teams are being airlifted from Bhubaneshwar to Tirupati, another five teams are being lifted from Delhi, NDRF DG O P Singh said.Each team comprises 40 personnel. (PTI)

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    Chennai rains: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said more forces will be deployed to tackle the situation. However, "we are facing difficulty in bringing them (forces) there as the airport is also not operating," he said. (PTI)