Nearly 100 People Stranded in Chennai Brought to Hyderabad
The defence forces actively involved in relief and rescue efforts in rain-battered Tamil Nadu brought 99 passengers stranded at the Chennai airport to Hyderabad on Thursday.
“Ninety-nine stranded passengers including women and children at Chennai Airport and other places were brought by a transport carrier of Indian Air Force C-17 which landed this evening at the Air Force Station, Begumpet,” a defence release said in Hyderabad.
The authorities arranged food, water and necessary medical assistance to the stranded passengers and sent them to Hyderabad airport and railway stations by arranging special buses, it said.
ATM’s Out
With ATMs not functioning, many battling Chennai rains are left without physical cash on them. In light of this situation, banks have been advised to ensure their ATM’s are functional for the welfare of the public.
Hope For A Battered Chennai
At the end of another day of heavy rain in Chennai, a few things are looking up. Rescue operations have been stepped up, and the centre and state governments have offered financial aid.
Meanwhile, a recent college graduate’s simple effort to collect and disburse data of aid available to the people of Chennai, has brought about a website — chennairains.org, reports The Indian Express. The website compiles data from social media and messenger apps and feeds it into a spreadsheet, which is now public.
Amidst power cuts and massive shortages in essential commodities like milk and vegetables, the Prime Minister, who flew to Chennai to assess the situation has announced Rs 1000 crore over and above the assistance the central government has already made available to Tamil Nadu.
Rescue Efforts Stepped Up
Times Now reports that 99 passengers have taken off from INS Rajali. Passengers are being taken to Hyderabad.
Water will be released from Adyar River; people living in and around the area have been asked to vacate the area, even as more rainfall has been predicted in Tamil Nadu.