Write a paragraph on chennai flood
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“Waterlogging continues to be there. The only mercy was that there were no rains,” said Viswanath, a resident.
The water flow in the Adyar river has come down and the amount of surplus water was released into the river from the Chembarambakkam lake.
The Southern Railways have announced special trains to Tirunelveli, Rameswaram and Howrah from Chennai Beach station. The power supply was restored in the areas where water has receded, but it was still cut in many other places.
Mobile phone services, which had taken a severe beating following the heavy downpour on Tuesday, were partially restored even as other services such as ATMs continued to remain shut.
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NDRF intensified its relief and rescue operations in the rain and flood-battered Chennai and its adjoining areas as it added 20 more teams for the job and rescued over 10,000 people till now.
Chennai had encountered record exceeding floodings as well as rains since early November. By 1st December, the rain escalated making more flooding and inducing people to be trapped and stranded in their homes. As per the recent news reports, more than 188 individuals had died and 2 lacs people had been relocated. The transportation means such as airports, railways, etc. has been closed till 6th of December. All the chaos has also made 60% of power disconnection, which has lead to power lines being dead all across the state. The city has alternatively began releasing water through Chembarambkkam reservoir into Adyar. As the warnings have been issued, more families have been suggested to relocate to safer places. Moreover, the government has started mobilizing boats to help in relief and rescue of stranded individuals and animals. This flood has caused destruction that no state or government had seen in the past 10 years.