Sudden rain lashed several parts of the city for about two hours from 8 p.m. on Sunday. Water-logging on roads coupled with stormwater drain work, caused gridlock across the city.
Nungambakkam recorded 26 mm of rain, Meenambakkam 15 mm rain, and Taramani recorded 38 mm rain in the 24 hours ending 9 p.m. on Sunday. Villivakkam recorded 21.5 mm, ACS Medical College in Kancheepuram district 76.5 mm and West Tambaram SIT in Chengalpettu district recorded 41.5 mm rainfall.
T. Nagar, Alwarpet, Mylapore and several other places where extensive stormwater drain construction work is going on, the drains were filled with the flood water. And at many intersections, traffic came to a standstill with the motorists struggling to navigate the narrow roads.
On the arterial Anna Salai, Raj Bhavan junction faced a traffic jam till 11 pm. Most traffic signals did not work after 10 p.m. causing vehicular traffic to go haywire at several junctions on Old Mahabalipuram Road and East Coast Road.
Flights diverted
Six flights, scheduled to arrive in city, were diverted to Bengaluru because of bad weather.
Some of the flights, which had to arrive after 8 p.m., including those from Mumbai, Dubai, Bahrain, Lucknow and Hongkong were diverted to Bengaluru as they could not land because of bad weather conditions, officials said.
