Tropical Cyclone Nisha crossed the Tamil Nadu coast close to north of Karaikal early on Thursday morning, an update from the Regional Met Centre, Chennai, said.
The streets in Chennai were literally submerged and traffic moved at a snail''s pace on the waterlogged streets. Chennai Koyampedu 100 feet road closed due to heavy water crossing near MMDA colony. All the buses from CMBT routed via Poonamalle high road and Maduravoil byepass.
“For the past two-three days, there have been heavy rains. You cannot go out on a bike, office goers are struggling to make it to their offices. Many areas are literally submerged,” said SeethaLakshmi, another resident.Chennai recorded 53 centimetre of rainfall in the last 48 hours accompanied by strong wind with speeds of 45 to 55 kilometers per hour.
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