Record rainfall from Sunday through Monday morning intensified the flood crisis in the city, forcing the district administration, IAF and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to step up rescue and relief efforts, evacuate low-lying localities like Kodambakkam, Valasaravakkam, Alandur and Adyar and move 11,400 people to safer ground. With the rain showing no sign of abating and levels in the city's four main reservoirs, parched barely a month ago,...
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