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Chennai rains: How bad was October 15 downpour? Very, very bad
The highest rainfall was in Kathivakkam, which recorded a whopping 248.7 mm in 24 hours, while Alandur was the outlier with only 58.5 mm
‘Social media, a powerful tool for managing crisis’
While the Tamil cinema industry was on ground in 2015 during Chennai floods, this time it was the YouTubers and influencers who were at the forefront.
Storm water drains, a colossal mess
Shoddy construction and incomplete linking process of the storm water drains led to flooding in the city, allege residents and civic activists of...
Allocate proper funds for floods, CM appeals to PM
With the State government taking care of education, and basic amenities, it is important that the Centre release funds to the State to undertake...
TN Police rescued 21,306 stranded in floods, helped evacuate 40,000...
As rains continued to pour in heavily, additional 15 TNDRF teams comprising 400 police personnel and SDRF trained police personnel from other...
Cyclone Michaung effect: Chennai’s Christmas market sees dull sales
“Compared to last year, sales are not up. Most items remain unsold; so we’re forced to keep it for the next year,” said Abdul Kader, Toys World which...
31 people lost their lives in rain related incidents in TN: Nirmala...
The Centre has already released Rs 900 crore funds in two installments to be used in this financial year to Tamil Nadu, she said, addressing...
Cyclone Michaung relief amount: 5.5 lakh applications from non-ration...
4.90 lakh applications from Chennai, 29,000 from Kancheepuram, 22,000 from Tiruvallur and 14,000 from Chengalpattu were received.
