Thousands of people residing in South Chennai, especially those along Old Mahabalipuram Road, were stranded due to inundation and were struggling to find essential commodities for the last two days.
Residents in several areas, such as Velachery, Taramani, Madipakkam, Thiruvanmiyur, Ram Nagar, Karapakkam, Sholinganallur, Pallikaranai, and Perumbakkam, have been put to hardship due to heavy waterlogging and network and power outage.
S. Purushothaman, a resident of Ram Nagar in Madipakkam, said that after two days, he had to step out of his residence under hip-deep water to buy vegetables and groceries. “None of the authorities or people in power have come to see our condition yet. We need some kind of an assistance from the government,” he added.
