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Heavy overnight rain batters Chennai as Northeast monsoon gets active in Tamil Nadu

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Heavy overnight rain batters Chennai as Northeast monsoon gets active in Tamil Nadu — Photo credit: The Hindu

The rain that lashed Chennai on Saturday night left several areas flooded. The picture shows Stephenson Road at Perambur on Sunday morning. — Photo credit: The Hindu

Monsoon fury: The rain that lashed Chennai on Saturday night left several areas flooded. The picture shows Stephenson Road at Perambur on Sunday morning. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam

As the Northeast monsoon intensified in its first week itself, Chennai was battered by extremely heavy rainfall on Saturday night, with many areas receiving more than 20 cm of rain, leading to flooding of several localities and arterial roads.

The government machinery worked through the night to clear the stagnant water, which receded from most places by Sunday morning.

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