The rain started early by November 30th evening and was torrential which made the cars and bikes to wade through even big Anna Salai. Already,the city and the outer had started receiving heavy rains at intervals for the month which was actually 20% more than the normal of what Chennai city and Kancheepuram should.
When just one night's rain flooded the streets, still the meteorologists were not able to predict anything about the sudden cloudburst which was going to happen because of the Elnino.We struggled for daily milk and bread as the supermarket next street had no idea what to do. Most of the storm chasers and the private meteorologists had suggested the opening of Chembarambakkam Dam everyday by 500cusecs per calculating the outbreak that was about to occur. The officers of the dam were waiting for the official order from the government. But it was too late when the government had ordered the release of the dam water by midnight. 😑The adayar river in its flow crossing the kasi theatre bridge under after the day people could even wake up to its full flow over the bridge.
The order was late and also the dam was about to break it's walls which would cause a big rampage in the nearby areas in kancheepuram. Every single house or an apartment or a township constructed above an once upon dried lake had submerged until the first floor both inside and outskirts of the city. I had somehow had an instinct that the water levels would rise more than expected and therefore parked our car inside the apartment which was raised.The water had even come upto the ground level of my apartment and had covered the tire by night.
The flood made it difficult to help a struggling young boy of age about 13 to help him get injected both in the morning and in the evening because he had a kidney transplant. The worst of the whole thing was not even a single doctor was available here even if he was he was not ready to offer help. We formed a group in the street and they helped me carry the boy to an old man's place inside this flat where we found humanity still exists. Behind his place the wall would be so small to cross to the next street's apartment where a girl was practicing her final year medical in Stanley Medical Hospital. She offered to inject meds for the if we brought him from his place without getting wet or any kind of dust. ❤️😇
But above all of this we people gathered in our terrace everyday to eat with what each and everyone had. Some said they had their worst time of their lives, but I would say those were the days which could never be rewritten or asked for. Those were the moments everyone not only in our flat but also in our street enjoyed and saw truly what humanity was and is. Now, people would not ask for the police or the government because they know Chennaites will unite whenever and wherever it is necessary. ❤️✌️ cheers people have a good day!!
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