Hundreds are stranded in the state of Tamil Nadu as water submerged roads, with the airforce dropping 10 tonnes of emergency supplies to those stranded. Footage from news agency Press Trust of India showed entire neighbourhoods underwater, with rescue teams using boats. Tamil Nadu state chief minister M.K. The heavy rains come just two weeks after at least eight people were killed by Cyclone Michaung, which hit Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh states on December 6. While rains are expected in southern India in December, scientists have warned that storms are becoming more powerful as the world gets warmer with climate change.

Source: Punch December 20, 2023 07:21 UTC