Southern India hit by floods after heaviest rainfall in more than a century

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The heaviest rainfall in over a century has caused widespread flooding across the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, driving thousands of people from their homes, shutting down factories and paralysing the airport in the state capital Chennai.

India’s fourth-largest city is a major car manufacturing and IT outsourcing hub. Thousands of factories on the outskirts of the city were forced to close due to the deluge, which disrupted power supplies and left at least one runway at the international airport under water. About 25 flights were cancelled as of Wednesday morning, the national emergency operations centre said.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/02/southern-india-hit-by-floods-after-heaviest-rainfall-in-more-than-a-century