Lagatar24 Desk
Chennai, Nov 11: As many as 14 people have lost their lives in Tamil Nadu due to heavy rains, informed Kumar Jayanath, Principal Secretary, Revenue Department on Thursday.
“Till now, 14 people have lost their lives in the state due to heavy rains. Due to overnight rainfall, there is water logging in parts of Chennai today. 13 subways waterlogged will be cleared, 160 fallen trees removed. In the last four days, almost 20 lakh people have given food packets in Chennai”, said Kumar Jayanth.
The majority of the services from MAS to Tiruvallur had been suspended due to waterlogging of tracks at Avadi and Ambattur, informed the office of Divisional Railway Manager of Southern Railway, Chennai on Thursday.
The Airport Authority of India (AAI) also said that arrivals at Chennai Airport will remain suspended from 1:15 pm to 6 pm on Thursday, the departures will continue. AAI said that the decision was taken “considering the safety aspect of passengers and severity of wind”.
Notably, heavy rains continue to lash Chennai and its nearby areas on Thursday morning, affecting vehicular movement in the city including the areas of Nungambakkam, Sterling road, KMC Hospital road.
