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Chennai reels under heavy floods following record-breaking rainfall and overflowing lakes. Thousands were left homeless or stranded in their homes without food or electricity. Telephone services too took a hit in many areas. Floodwaters have started receding from parts of the southern Indian city of Chennai (Madras), hours after it experienced a respite from rain. More than 7,000 people have been rescued so far, but many are still stranded, reports say. PM Narendra Modi, who travelled to Chennai, has promised $150m (£99m) to the flood-hit Tamil Nadu state. More than 260 people have died in the floods in the state after the heaviest rainfall in a century. A depression in the Bay of Bengal has triggered rains in coastal areas. Last month, non-stop rain for nearly a week brought the city to a
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