Heavy rains lashed the city of Madras from this morning. This is due to the cyclone storm. Given the water flowing above danger level, the bridge no.14 between Basin bridge and Vyasarpadi has been suspended on account of safety reasons,” and six trains originating from the Dr.MGR Chennai Central to destinations including Coimbatore and Mysuru were cancelled on Monday morning.
The Southern Railway said, that adding full refund shall be granted to all passengers of the above trains. As many as 14 subways in the city have been closed due to inundation, the city police said.
In 11 places, uprooted trees were removed. Many flights were cancelled it is reported.
At the airport, 12 domestic outbound services, including to destinations like Ahmedabad and Thiruvananthapuram were cancelled. Four international services, including to Dubai and Srilanka were cancelled by a private carrier, officials said.
Three arriving international services were diverted to Bengaluru.
