Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guards, National Disaster Relief Force along with local authorities are working on war footing to rescue people and provide them with relief materials. The MeT department has warned of heavy rains for a week. The Tamil Nadu government has declared Chennai a disaster zone as large parts of the city continue to remain under water.
The death toll in Tamil Nadu in the rain related incidents has risen to 269 since October.
Teams of the National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF), Army, Navy and commandos of police and fire service personnel have been deployed for rescue and relief works in the worst-affected areas of Kotturpuram, Jafferkhanpet and Nandanam on the banks of the Adyar river that has been in spate for the last two days.
Over 50,000 people have been rescued from flooded homes in various areas and lodged in relief centres opened by the Chennai Corporation.
The Air Force and Army are said to be rushing in with supplies for the people in distress.
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