Chennai rains: Perambur, Kolathur bear the brunt; receive 160 mm rain in just 12 hours

The alert was for orange, which indicates chances of 115 to 204 mm rains. But what was in store for parts of Chennai, including Perambur and Kolathur, was much worse. In just 12 hours from midnight on Tuesday, Perambur received a whopping 165.3 mm rain while it was 158.1 at Kolathur.

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