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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 ...
Watch Live: News18 Tamil Nadu is an Indian Tamil language 24 hour news channel based in Chennai. owned by Network18 Group. See also. Network18 Group; CNN-News18;
A 2015 CAG report revealed that a diversion channel from the Buckingham canal near Okkiyum Maduvu to the sea (a drain project under the JNNURM scheme) could have saved South Chennai from flooding; the government, however, dropped the ₹1 billion scheme, which, had it been completed, would have drained floodwater from southern neighbourhood at ...
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.
Chennai International Airport closed its operations on December 4 due to flooding in the apron and runways, with flights being diverted or cancelled and operations resuming the next day. [25] Schools and offices were closed due to heavy rains and flooding. [26] Southern Railways and East Coast Railways re-directed and cancelled several trains. [27]
1943 Madras floods; 1964 Rameswaram cyclone; 2005 Chennai floods; 2005 December Chennai stampede; 2005 November Chennai stampede; 2014 Chennai building collapse;
By 7 November, three people had died as a result of the disaster, and two more had gone missing. Flooding also caused traffic disruptions over Chennai, and flood warnings were issued for Vellore as the Mordhana river overflowed. Due to the continuing rains, a major reservoir in the state was also expected to reach its maximum capacity.
Bob Van Dillen was live on air when he saw a woman trapped in her car as a result of floods induced by Hurricane Helene. Watch: TV Reporter Rescues Woman Trapped in Submerged Car Skip to main content