NEW DELHI -- Torrential rains have forced an airport in southern India to close and have cut off several roads and highways, leaving tens of thousands of people stranded.
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Junior Home Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Wednesday that the annual winter monsoon rains in Tamil Nadu state are the heaviest the region has seen in decades. Army and naval rescue teams are helping evacuate residents stranded in low-lying areas.
Authorities and residents are stepping forward to provide help to the less fortunate who have been affected worse by the rains.
The airport in the state capital, Chennai was closed earlier on Wednesday, and television channels reported that most main roads in the city were blocked by several feet of water and that power supplies had been cut.
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The state has seen heavy rains for two weeks, and more heavy rain is forecast over the next several days.
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Chennai Airport now closed due to flooding from #chennairains. Inbound flights diverting. https://t.co/5ZmgSbeFpb pic.twitter.com/5e1pbMhd9u
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) December 1, 2015
Junior Home Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Wednesday that the annual winter monsoon rains in Tamil Nadu state are the heaviest the region has seen in decades. Army and naval rescue teams are helping evacuate residents stranded in low-lying areas.
Those who need rescue please call these numbers 04427237107/ 04425394240/ 9840295100 these are the army / navy helplines #ChennaiRainsHelp
— ChennaiRains (@ChennaiRains) December 2, 2015Authorities and residents are stepping forward to provide help to the less fortunate who have been affected worse by the rains.
If anyone need medical assistance(free) in saidapet,kk nagar area pls contact
Dr.Vignesh Raj 9790801234 https://t.co/ILStmiJmDx
— ChennaiRains (@ChennaiRains) December 2, 2015The airport in the state capital, Chennai was closed earlier on Wednesday, and television channels reported that most main roads in the city were blocked by several feet of water and that power supplies had been cut.
The state has seen heavy rains for two weeks, and more heavy rain is forecast over the next several days.
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