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Indians
help a man carry his two-wheeler on a cycle cart as they wade through a
waterlogged subway in Chennai, India, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. (Image source:
www.accuweather.com)
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Weeks of torrential rains
have forced an airport in southern India to close and have cut off several
roads and highways, leaving tens of thousands of people stranded in their
homes, government officials said Wednesday. Junior Home Minister Kiren Rijiju told
reporters that the annual winter monsoon rains in Tamil Nadu state have been
the heaviest the region has seen in decades. Army and naval rescue teams have
joined several teams of National Disaster Response Force to help evacuate
residents stranded in low-lying areas.
