North, central Chennai bear brunt of cyclone for second day

- Parts of north and central Chennai bore the brunt of the downpour. The worst-affected areas included Kannigapuram, Perambur, Mullai Nagar, Ezhil Nagar, Mettupalayam, Pattalam and Purasawalkam, as well as pockets of Nungambakkam, Kodambakkam and Kilpauk.

- In Mullai Nagar, Ezhil Nagar, Sathaya Moorthi Nagar, Mangalapuram and surrounding areas, including dense working-class localities in Tondiarpet and Vyasarpadi, residents faced persistent flooding.

- Residents across these neighbourhoods said repeated flooding after every spell of rain pointed to persistent gaps in stormwater management and civic preparedness.

Prithiv Raj Anbu

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