Chennai and adjoining districts faced relentless rains on Monday as the severe cyclonic storm Michaung loomed over the north coastal areas of Tamil Nadu.

People navigating waterlogged roads became a common sight. A man seen with his child at a flooded area after heavy rainfall in Chennai.

An NDRF personnel evacuates a child from a waterlogged area in Kanchipuram.

The flooding made it almost impossible to see the ground or road in most parts of Chennai, PTI reported.

Cries of help were forwarded through the night, as Chennaiites, who waded through a similar nightmare in 2015, reconnected online again.

Submerged in water, with no access to power and transport, people formed citizen rescue groups on social media platforms to deal with emergencies.

A commuter on a flooded road in Chennai seen carrying a dog on his shoulder.

The road towards Velachery from Madipakkam Bazaar Road in south Chennai could have been easily mistaken for a swollen river, PTI reported.

Indian Army personnel evacuate stranded residents from a flooded colony in Chennai.

So far, a dozen people are reported dead in various rain-related incidents in and around Chennai.