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  2. Chennai flooded as heavy rains from cyclone Michaung batter ...

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    This week's floods in Chennai brought back memories of the extensive damage caused by floods eight years ago which killed around 290 people. Some residents questioned the ability of the city's ...

  3. Cyclone Michaung - Wikipedia

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    Actor Vishal expressed his disappointment with the flood situation in Chennai and criticized the Chennai Mayor and other authorities for not building adequate infrastructure to handle the floods. [66] Ministers of the state government and elected representatives were heckled by the angry public during their visits at various places in Chennai.

  4. 2019 Chennai water crisis - Wikipedia

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    The 2019 Chennai water crisis was a water crisis occurring in India, most notably in the coastal city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu. [1] On 19 June 2019, Chennai city officials declared that "Day Zero", or the day when almost no water is left, had been reached, as all the four main reservoirs supplying water to the city had run dry.

  5. 2023 North India floods - Wikipedia

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    Flooding in the capital lead to at least one death. [4] The Yamuna river breached its all-time high-water mark, which had stood for over 45 years. [29] The situation impacted prominent areas, including the street outside Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence and a major road towards Connaught Place, a renowned business

  6. 2015 South India floods - Wikipedia

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    The city of Chennai alone experienced five major floods between 1943 and 2005, with the 1943, 1978 and 2005 floods causing particularly severe damage. [21] In addition, unplanned and often illegal urban development has led to many wetlands and natural sinks being built over; this, along with ageing civic infrastructure and poorly designed ...

  7. Floods in India - Wikipedia

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    The flood also disrupted the communication and transportation systems, and posed a threat to public health and safety. [1] In October 1943, Madras (now Chennai) saw the worst flood to hit the city. Flood occurred due to excessive rains that lasted for 6 days and overflowed Coovum and the Adyar rivers. Damage caused to life and property was immense.

  8. 2005 December Chennai stampede - Wikipedia

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    The 2005 December Chennai stampede incident happened on 18 December 2005 in a school at MGR Nagar in Chennai, the capital of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, where the relief supplies were distributed by the state government for the people affected by severe flooding. There were 42 deaths in the accident, which left another 37 injured.

  9. Category:Disasters in Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia

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    1943 Madras floods; 1964 Rameswaram cyclone; 2005 Chennai floods; 2005 December Chennai stampede; 2005 November Chennai stampede; 2014 Chennai building collapse;