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Chennai areas face fresh flooding threat, toll goes up to 120

By FnF Correspondent | PUBLISHED: 20, Nov 2015, 14:20 pm IST | UPDATED: 20, Nov 2015, 16:09 pm IST

Chennai areas face fresh flooding threat, toll goes up to 120 Chennai: As the city was limping back to normalcy, there is fresh threat of flooding in parts of Chennai after authorities released more water from the Chembarambakkam Lake.

authorities have discharged surplus 5000 cusecs water from Chembarambakkam Lake.

They have advised people living in low-lying areas along River Adyar to move to safer places as water discharge could inundate several areas again.

Areas which face threat of fresh flooding include Varadarajapuram, Pammal, Mudichur, Manapakkam and Kotturpuram.

The Chembarambakkam reservoir has been overflowing due to heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu over the past few days.



The toll from rain-related incidents in Tamil Nadu increased to 120 on Friday, as overnight rains lashed many parts of the city, raising fears of more inundation.

However, a bright morning brought relief to the residents of the rain-drenched city, even as the weather office has forecast rains for November 21.

In a statement, chief minister J Jayalalithaa said nine persons had been killed in the last four days, with the victims mainly hailing from Chennai and Kancheepuram districts, and expressed sympathies with their families.

She announced a relief of Rs four lakh each to the families of the victims.

Meanwhile, the regional weather office has forecast rain in coastal and interior districts for the next 24 hours.

Rains were particularly expected in the districts along Western Ghats, such as Theni and Nilgiris, S R Ramanan, director, Regional Meterological Department, told reporters.

In the 24 hours ending at 8:30 am on Friday, various places in Nilgiris registered good spells of rain with Ketti and Coonoor in the district registering 12 cm and 11 cm respectively.

Heavy vehicles factory in Avadi (Tiruvallore) received 12 cm while Poondi and Ponnamanalle in the same district registered 10 cm each.
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