Chennai struggles through second day of heavy rains

Two days of heavy rain left the city’s southern suburbs waterlogged. Residents are worried that the monsoon may turn out to be a perfect sequel to the nightmarish floods of 2015. 
'Rainbow shade'- Two siblings brave the rains under an umbrella near Dandeeswarar Nagar, Velachery, Chennai. (EPS | Sunish P Surendran)
'Rainbow shade'- Two siblings brave the rains under an umbrella near Dandeeswarar Nagar, Velachery, Chennai. (EPS | Sunish P Surendran)
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Vehicles on a flooded Chennai road after heavy, incessant rains following the onset of the North East Monsoon in the region.  (Photo | PTI)
Vehicles on a flooded Chennai road after heavy, incessant rains following the onset of the North East Monsoon in the region. (Photo | PTI)
Women carrying drinking water wade through a flooded street in Velachery, which was inundated after the rains. (Photo | PTI)
Women carrying drinking water wade through a flooded street in Velachery, which was inundated after the rains. (Photo | PTI)
A motorcyclist wades through a flooded street in an inundated locality in Chennai.  (Photo | PTI)
A motorcyclist wades through a flooded street in an inundated locality in Chennai. (Photo | PTI)
(Photo | PTI)
(Photo | PTI)
Children playing in the rainwater near Dandeeswarar Nagar, Velachery, Chennai. (EPS| Sunish P Surendran)
Children playing in the rainwater near Dandeeswarar Nagar, Velachery, Chennai. (EPS| Sunish P Surendran)
(Photo | PTI)
(Photo | PTI)
The shops at the famous Marina beach remained shut following the heavy downpour.  (Photo | PTI)
The shops at the famous Marina beach remained shut following the heavy downpour. (Photo | PTI)

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