Rain brings respite from heat for Chennai: View pics

The cyclonic storm Asani offered some respite for people in the city and other parts of the State from the scorching summer heat. The depression which formed in the Bay of Bengal will further bring rains throughout the day.

View a few pictures from the streets of Chennai:

Vehicles ply on a road in Besant Nagar

A man riding his cycle even as rain pours near Marina Beach

A boy and his mother holds an umbrella on their way to school

A group of women cross road as it continues to drizzle

Students on their way to school in Adyar

Marina beach wore a deserted look in the morning