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Chennai rain: Normal life thrown out of gear as heavy rains lash city
1 / 15A view of a flooded locality following heavy rains due to the onset of North East Monsoon in Chennai on Tuesday. Rains lashed the city on Friday bringing normal life to a halt. (PTI)
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2 / 15A woman carries a dog as she wades through a water-logged neighbourhood during rains in Chennai on Wednesday. (Reuters)
3 / 15Here, a compoung wall collapsed in neighbouring Red Hills near Chennai due to heavy rains, making the cascading water look like a waterfall. (PTI)
4 / 15Locals tried to catch fish at the site where the compound wall collapsed in the Redhills area near Chennai (PTI)
5 / 15A view of a flooded locality following heavy rains in Chennai. (PTI)
6 / 15A woman standing with her son at the famous Marina Beach following heavy downpour.(PTI)
7 / 15A day before, two children were electrocuted after coming in contact with a live wire submerged in water in Chennai's Kodungaiyur locality. Seen here is another scene from Marina Beach. (PTI)
8 / 15Torrential rains in Chennai lasted for almost 10 hours.(PTI)
9 / 15The famous Marina beach remained out of business following the heavy downpour leading to flooding in several low lying areas in the city. (PTI)
10 / 15Motorcyclists riding their bikes on the waterlogged service road near the Marina Beach during heavy rains in Chennai. (PTI)
11 / 15The Met department forecast heavy to very heavy rains in Tamil Nadu till Saturday. (PTI)
12 / 15Chennai and Nungambakkam registered 18 cm rain and Meenambakkam in the southern suburb recorded 14 cm, till 8.30 am Friday. (PTI)
13 / 15Women carrying drinking water wade through a flooded street in Velacherry inundated after incessant rains (PTI)
14 / 15A train running above the flooded subway in Velacherry in Chennai. (PTI)
15 / 15A woman carrying a box on her head wades through a water-logged subway after rains in Chennai. (Reuters Photo)
