Heavy rains continued to batter several parts of Tamil Nadu under the influence of an active North-East monsoon. Normal life was thrown out of gear with rains pounding Chennai, suburbs and neighbouring districts since last night.

Schools and colleges remained closed. Photo shows a flooded playground at a school in Royapettah. Photo: Bijoy Ghosh

Office goers and commuters wade through rainwater. Photo: Bijoy Ghosh

Waves roil the sea along Chennai's coast as a storm threatens. Photo: Bijoy Ghosh

Scene of a flooded road near Adyar. Photo: Bijoy Ghosh

Road surface has been torn up by incessant rainfall over the last few days. Picture of the main road on the Ennore highway in North Chennai. Photo: Bijoy Ghosh

The North-East monsoons does not discourage beach goers who wet their feet on the flooded Marina beach. Photo: Bijoy Ghosh

Chennai Corporation workers try to get a choked storm water drain cleared to drain out a water logged road, at Kotturpuram. Photo: Bijoy Ghosh

Waterlogged road at Egmore Railway station. Photo.M. Moorthy

Railway track flooded due to heavy rain. Photo: R. Ragu

View of flooded Pantheon Road in Chennai. Photo: R. Ragu

View of Poonamallee High Road submerged in water, near Ripon Building. Photo: R. Ragu

Two wheeler riders had tough time as water logged all the roads. A scene at Adayar Club Gate road. Photo: G.Krishnaswamy.

The impact of heavy rain at Koyambedu 100 feet road.

Water level in reservoirs that supply drinking water to Chennai. Photo: D. Gopalakrishnan

Published on November 13, 2015