#ChennaiRains: Here’s how people have been, and can, help flood-hit Chennai

Social media users come to the rescue by sharing information on shelters for people stranded in rain-hit Chennai.

Patients and their care-takers being shifted to safe place from a flooded hospital after heavy rains in Chennai on Tuesday. (Source: PTI)

To aid the victims who are stranded in most inundated areas across the rain-battered Chennai, people on social media have put out tweets, posts and even a Google document with information on availability of shelters in the city.

A Google document, ‘#ChennaiRains (Available Shelter, Rescues Needed, Helpline Numbers, Other Resources)’ is being widely shared on social media platforms which has information to locate a shelter, occupancy and corresponding contact information and social media links. The document has got more than 200 entries (till 9:30 am).

Another dedicated webpage ‘klipher.com/savechennai‘ published a similar post listing information on availability of shelters in the city.

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The Twitteratti has also come to the rescue by tweeting, retweeting and curating contact information of shelters in the city

Please use hashtag #ChennaiMicro for food parcel pickup information. It will be easier for our team to respond. Thanks. @rj_balaji

— Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) December 2, 2015

Verified ! kindly do the needful Spread.it Guys!! #ChennaiFloods #ChennaiRainsHelp pic.twitter.com/WfvO5t11se

— AJITHKUMAR FANS CLUB (@ThalaAjith_FC) December 1, 2015

You can make your contributions @927BIGFM office-Opp to Palmgrove Hotel,Nungambakkam #ChennaiFloods pic.twitter.com/a7CncTJzWM

— 92.7BIGFM Chandigarh (@Chd927bigfm) December 2, 2015

1:10 am, space available for 5-6 people with Aswin, near Market Subway. Checked with him. Call: 9444865471 for directions #ChennaiRainsHelp

— Padmaja joshi (@PadmajaJoshi) December 1, 2015

Ekkaatuthangal defence colony: ladies and kids suffering please contact this num: 9003019900 ASAP #ChennaiRainsHelp @khushsundar

— Parvez ashmi (@Parvezashmi) December 2, 2015

The Twitter India has started curating tweets using “#ChennaiRainsHelp” hashtag and is retweeting it to widen the reach.

#ChennaiRains aren’t letting up. We are curating tweets that offer help using #ChennaiRainsHelp. Please tag us or @the_hindu. We will RT.

— Twitter India (@TwitterIndia) December 1, 2015

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