Chennai: Heavy rains submerged many low lying areas in Tamil Nadu, especially Chennai and adjoining districts of Chengalpet, Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur. Rain started on Saturday and continuously pouring since three days, normal life affected.

Tamil Nadu Government announced two days holidays i.e. Monday and Tuesday to all Government and private offices and all education institutions closed. The Government appealed to the people the alert of IMD, people should not come out of their houses on 10^th and 11^th of November due to heavy rains. Government asked people to stay in their homes and also allowed Government and private employees to work from home.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin visited the flood affected areas and distributed food and clothes to the needy people. He urged the Union Government to send NDRF and aid to the State. Four people died in rain related incidents in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu. About 263 huts and 70 homes were damaged and 16 cattle died. More than 300 people have been evacuated to relief camps after the downpour left several areas waterlogged.

Chennai and suburbs in Chengalpet, Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur districts have witnessed intermittent rain since Saturday morning. Rain through Saturday night turned out to be the heaviest in recent years after the 2015 floods. The Chennai Corporation has set up pump sets in 500 locations to remove the logged water.

Further, 1, 00,000 food packets were also distributed for breakfast. Relief camps providing food, shelter and medical care have been opened in the city. So far, 2, 02,350 people in affected areas have been provided food since Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The Corporation has deployed boats for rescue ahead of likely very heavy rains in the next few days.

Since the start of the Northeast monsoon in October, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry regions have experienced about 43% excess rainfall, said IMD. On the request of the State Government, the NDRF has deployed four teams to assist in rescue operations.