Chennai reels as rain arrives without notice

Three electrocuted, thousands stranded; city will receive rain till January 3, the IMD said.

December 30, 2021 09:50 pm | Updated December 31, 2021 11:43 am IST - CHENNAI:

Ethiraj Salai went under water after heavy rain pounded Chennai on December 30, 2021.

Ethiraj Salai went under water after heavy rain pounded Chennai on December 30, 2021.

Thousands of motorists and commuters were stranded for several hours on arterial roads in Chennai on Thursday evening as waterlogging caused by sudden and incessant heavy rain led to a gridlock. The city last witnessed such a situation in November 2015.

Aerial visuals showed buses, cars, autorickshaws and scooters caught in a bumper-to-bumper jam along Anna Salai, Broadway, NSC Bose Road, Nelson Manickam Road, Koyambedu, Mylapore, Vadapalani, Porur and other areas.

A familiar tale: Heavy rain lashed Chennai relentlessly from around 3 p.m. till late in the night inundating several major roads. .Velankanni Raj BIn short burstsSimilar to what was witnessed in the frst week of November, Chennai once again saw sudden downpour on Thursday, leaving many areas fooded. If rainfall is not spread out, it will overwhelm the stormwater drains and lead to inundation. By Vignesh Radhakrishnan