Tamil Nadu Rains: Intense Showers Batter Chennai, Other Northern Regions Bringing Life To Standstill - In Photos

The heavy rains and release of surplus from dams, a total of about 13,000 cusecs of water here, transformed several areas in the metropolis and other northern regions of Tamil Nadu into a virtual, large water body as streets swirled with deluge and trash. In photo, fishermen move their commodities to a safer place as waves measuring about two to three metres hit the Marina beach owing to the depression in the Bay of Bengal, in Chennai, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar)

The depression over Bay of Bengal crossed coast near Chennai this evening, the Meterological Department said on Thursday.Depression crossed north Tamil Nadu coast close to Chennai between 1730 & 1830 hrs IST of today, the 11th November. The Depression over southwest Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 12 kmph during past 06 hours, the IMD tweeted. In Photo, a waterlogged road after heavy rain in Chennai, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. (PTI Photo)

As many as 14 people were killed in rain related incidents in the state, standing crops were submerged, trees uprooted and over a 1,000 tenements, mostly huts suffered damage across Tamil Nadu. In photo, eople wade through a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Chennai, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. (PTI Photo)

T.P. Chattram Police Station Inspector Rajeswari rushed to the spot and rescued Udayakumar who was lying unconscious, in Chennai. (Photo:Twitter/@ChennaiPolice)

A worker clears an uprooted tree that fell on a road due to heavy rains, in Chennai, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. (PTI Photo/R Senthil Kumar)

People remove water from a waterlogged house following heavy rain in Chennai, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Chennai and several other northern regions witnessed heavy rains since Wednesday night and the depression moved close towards the city today, with showers intensifying in several areas. In photo, commuters wade through a waterlogged area following heavy rain in Chennai, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Waterlogged Government Kasturba Gandhi Hospital following heavy rain in Chennai, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Volunteers remove a hoarding after it fell down due to strong winds owing to the depression in the Bay of Bengal, in Chennai, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. (PTI Photo/ R Senthil Kumar)

An uprooted tree following heavy rain in Chennai, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Young men stand in water as waves measuring about two to three metres hit the coast owing to the depression in the Bay of Bengal, in Chennai, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar)

An aeroplane stands parked in the waterlogged Chennai Aiport, as heavy rain continue to lash Tamil Nadu, in Chennai, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. Chennai airport has suspended all arrivals in view of the weather. (PTI Photo)