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Chennai flood fury continues, Jaylalithaa makes aerial survey

by IBNS 02 Dec 2015, 06:40 pm

Chennai, Dec 3 (IBNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday made an aerial survey of the food-affected areas of the state as Chennai remained cut off from the rest of the state with road, rail and air traffic crippled as the Centre declared the city as disaster zone, reports said.

Reports said though there has been rain since Wednesday night, water level has been rising steadily in parts of the city and as many as many as 35 lakes are reportedly flowing at dangerous levels, raising fears of more flooding as surplus water is flowing into Chennai.

The Saidapet bridge over the Adyar river, which runs through the city, was closed to traffic yesterday as water spilled onto the road. The river is overflowing as surplus water from a lake was let into the river.