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Visuals of houses submerged in #Miduchur, in Chennai suburbs. The residents have vacated. There’s no entry or exit to these houses as water has completely engulfed this neighbourhood of Varadarajapuram. @xpresstn @NewIndianXpress #chennaifloods2021

If not for the Municipality sign board, one can’t recognise if this is a street or not. A whole neighbourhood in #MullaiNagar at Mudichir looks like a big water body after it was flooded due to rains. @xpresstn @NewIndianXpress #Chennai

Rain hasn’t spared event the costly apartments. A huge gated community with about 500 houses witness severe inundation in Mudichur. Luckily, these apartments don’t have a ground floor house but all the residents have moved their cars out. @xpresstn @NewIndianXpress

Another clear example of houses being built on natural waterways. A heavy stream of water from a nearby lake runs in towards the residential colony submerging them. Locals are left clueless & the only option they have is vacate. @xpresstn @NewIndianXpress #Chennai

Flooding has sparked up fishing hobby among locals. This was caught by the locals from water flooding into a residential colony in Mudichur. @xpresstn @NewIndianXpress

There are no roads in the interior areas of #Mudichur. People Wade through by seeing other vehicles. It is 360 degrees of water. @xpresstn @NewIndianXpress #Chennai

While it is knee deep water for humans, it is neck deep for dogs. Visuals of a dog trying to wade through a flooded street in #Mudichur.

@xpresstn @NewIndianXpress #chennaifloods2021

A small tractor fitted with motor is trying to pump out all water from Mudichur into a storm water drain in Outer Ring Road. May take several hours given the magnitude of flooding. @xpresstn @NewIndianXpress #ChennaiFlood

Rescue boats parked on the service road of the Outer Ring Road near Mudichur. The service road is also badly flooded. @xpresstn @NewIndianXpress #ChennaiRains2021

Fire and rescue staff monitoring the situation in Mudichur in drones from Outer Ring Road. Stranded people in their apartment terrace can be seen. @xpresstn @NewIndianXpress #Chennai

Fire service department rescues the stranded people in boats in Chennai suburbs. @xpresstn @NewIndianXpress

Here’s a full video of flooding in Mudichur from the Outer Ring Road. Hundreds of families are stranded. Some have already vacated. @xpresstn @NewIndianXpress #Chennai

With intense flooding, members from residents welfare associations in Mudichur locality discuss on how the water can be removed.

Pic 2) A Mahindra thar comes out of a water flooded street. It’s grill is filled with garbage (indicating the high water level)