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Vijay Nirmal, a computer systems analyst, in the flooded streets of the Tambaram section of Chennai, India, where rain continues to fall.
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By Jereme Kennedy
Reporter
CHENNAI,
India – The city of Chennai is getting pounded with torrential rain.
For the
past 40 hours, there’s been a steady downpour.
past 40 hours, there’s been a steady downpour.
The power has been out sinceearly Tuesday, about 36 hours at this writing, and streets are flooded.
Peopleare saying it is the worst rain ever and there is no sign of a break in the
clouds.
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Motorcycles sit in the flooded streets of Tambaram, Chennai on Monday.
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Vijay Nirmal on Monday in the flooded streets of Tambaram, Chennai.
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Jhon Christopher, who works in real estate in Chennai, stands in the floodwaters in Tambaram on Monday.
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Vijay Nirmal in the flooded streets of Tambaram, Chennai on Monday.
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