How I got through Chennai's heaviest rainfall since 2015 | First-person account
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How I got through Chennai's heaviest rainfall since 2015 | First-person account

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I fell asleep last night to the roar of thunder and woke up this morning to find that my city had gone under. The water had reached the entrance of our house in West Mambalam, jolting me back to memories of that traumatic period in 2015 when the floods in Chennai resulted in us wading through three-feet-high water within our home. On Sunday, Chennai received the heaviest rainfall it has had since 2015. We must prepare to do without electricity at least for the rest of today -- I am saving up every last percent of my phone’s battery like my life depends on it! ALSO WATCH: Heavy rainfall batters Chennai, flood alert sounded

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