TN Rains : Heavy waterlogging in several areas of Chennai; Airport suspends flight arrivals

# Thunderstorm with moderate rain is likely to occur at one or two places over Villupuram, Cuddalore, Kallakurichi, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Namakkal, Perambalur, Ariyalur and Salem district of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and Karaikal in the next three hours: Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai

# Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin reviews food preparation at a centre from where cooked food will be distributed to needy people. State to provide free food through Amma Canteens till the current intense rain spell ends. He also held meeting with officials in Chennai.

# Streets near High Court Metro Station waterlogged due to incessant rainfall in Chennai. "We've deployed 11 teams in TN and 2 teams in Puducherry. 5 more teams on standby. All teams are self-contained with equipment to deal with all types of disasters. Advice to people is that if your house isn't flooded then stay indoors," says Rekha Nambiyar, Sr Commandant, NDRF - 4th Battalion.

#WATCH | Chennai, Tamil Nadu: TP Chatram Police Station's Inspector Rajeshwari carries an unconscious man, on her shoulders, to an autorickshaw in a bid to rush him to a nearby hospital.

Chennai is facing waterlogging due to incessant rainfall here.

(Video Source: Police staff) pic.twitter.com/zrMInTqH9f

— ANI (@ANI) November 11, 2021

# Chennai Airport suspends all flight arrivals owing to heavy flooding. Departures to carry on for now, with mild alterations to schedule.

#Update | Due to severe rains and heavy cross winds, arrivals at #AAI Chennai Airport will remain suspended from 1315 hrs to 1800 hrs, today. Departures will continue. The decision has been taken considering the safety aspect of passengers and severity of wind. @AAI_Official

— Chennai (MAA) Airport (@aaichnairport) November 11, 2021

# Death toll rises to 14. 1,382 homes, including 1,072 huts damaged due to rains. Also, 157 cattle deaths have been reported in the flood.

# Rainwater enters ESI Hospital located in Chennai's KK Nagar. All facilities including OPDs are operational here with the available manpower. The hospital wards including COVID19 wards are not affected, says Dr Mahesh of ESI hospital.

#WATCH Chennai's popular Marina beach flooded due to heavy downpour as a result of cyclonic circulation in the Bay of Bengal#TamilNadu pic.twitter.com/L6N4iIhj1u

— ANI (@ANI) November 11, 2021

Heavy rainfall affects normal life in Puducherry, streets remain inundated pic.twitter.com/o8sO4WYxsH

— ANI (@ANI) November 11, 2021

#IndiGo cancels six evening flights bound for Chennai.

# Southern Railway announces cancellation of trains to Tiruvallur district. Tracks in Avadi and Ambattur stations are heavily waterlogged. There can be a delay in travel between Chennai and Gummidipoondi.

# Heavy overnight rains bring Chennai to a halt as various neighborhoods and key roads are heavily inundated. 11 underpasses and 7 arterial roads are shut due to waterlogging. Central Chennai recorded an overnight rainfall of 14.05 cm, North Chennai - 17.5 cm.

#WATCH Areas in Chennai's Ashok Nagar remain inundated as rainfall continues to lash the city.

As per the Met Department, Chennai is expected to receive heavy rainfall today. #TamilNadu pic.twitter.com/0iyNoVfnrY

— ANI (@ANI) November 11, 2021

# The Depression over southwest Bay of Bengal lies about 140 km southeast of Chennai,to cross betwen north TN-south Andhra Pradesh around Chennai by today evening. Strong winds to prevail, extremely heavy to heavy rainfall likely to occur in 6 districts, says Dy Director General, IMD-Chennai

Tamil Nadu | Incessant rain causes water-logging at several parts of Chennai pic.twitter.com/Wu3wruFKbG

— ANI (@ANI) November 11, 2021

# Thunderstorm with heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Thiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu, and Kanchipuram districts of Tamil Nadu within the next three hours (issued at 3:55 am): IMD

# Red alert for Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kallakurichi, Salem, Vellore, Tirupattur, Ranipet, Thiruvannamalai districts of Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry for November 11. Thunderstorm with heavy to very heavy rainfall at few places with extremely heavy falls at isolated places very likely over these places: IMD