January 13, 2026 03:35 pm (IST)
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Heavy rains cripple Chennai, PM Modi assures help to TN CM
New Delhi/Chennai, Dec 1 (IBNS): With rains continuing to pound several parts of Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoken to state Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on the flood situation.
He has assured the CM of all support required to handle the crisis in the state.
"Spoke to Jayalalithaa ji on the flood situation in parts of Tamil Nadu. Assured all possible support and cooperation in this unfortunate hour," the Prime Minister tweeted.
Heavy rains continued to batter Tamil Nadu, including the state capital Chennai, throwing normal life out of gear as the death toll in the rain related incidents has risen to 188 since October.
Reports said many low lying areas in Chennai have been water logged and roads caved in while nine flights have been delayed. Authorities in Chennai and Kancheepuram have issued a flood alert, asking people to move to safer areas.
Heavy rains, water logging and cave ins have resulted in major traffic jams across Chennai.
Holidays have been declared for schools and colleges in Chennai, Kancheepuram, Thiruvallur, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Puducherry and Karaikal.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rains in coastal areas of the state till Wednesday. Very heavy rainfall has been predicted for areas in North Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
Celebrities like musician AR Rahman and actor Siddharth took it to Twitter to express their concerns.
"Oh god, please keep my Chennai and its people safe from the floods," Rahman tweeted.
"It's official. We're now a disaster zone!Army deployed. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR HOME. it's going to get MUCH WORSE! God show mercy on us. #TNflood," Siddharth posted.
According to reports, this is the worst rain that the city has seen in nearly a hundred years.
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