What caused 2015 Chennai flood?
What caused 2015 Chennai flood?
CHENNAI: Soon after the December 2015 floods, the blame for the devastation caused was placed on encroachments in water bodies, blocks in major canals, lack of storm water drains in many places and the absence of data on critical areas.
What is the main reason of flood?
Floods are the most frequent type of natural disaster and occur when an overflow of water submerges land that is usually dry. Floods are often caused by heavy rainfall, rapid snowmelt or a storm surge from a tropical cyclone or tsunami in coastal areas.
Why is Chennai so hot?
Chennai lies on the thermal equator and is also coastal, which prevents extreme variation in seasonal temperature. For most of the year, the weather is hot and humid. The most prevailing winds in Chennai is the Southwesterly between the end of May to end of September and the Northeasterly during the rest of the year.
What caused the Kotturpuram flood?
A man moves to safe place from flooded Kotturpuram during heavy rains in Chennai. Several neighbourhoods in the city were flooded due to the excess water after Chemabakkam reservior was released. Heavy rain lashed in Chennai left several neighbourhoods flooded and battered many roads.
What is the cause of the floods in Tamil Nadu?
Chennai has been badly affected by floods as around 59 people have been killed in the capital so far. As per media reports, the incessant rains are caused due to a depression in the Bay of Bengal coast near Tamil Nadu.
What is the impact of Kerala floods on Chennai?
The KSTRC services carried more people safely from Chennai to Kerala, taking the total number of passengers to 1,200. The IT companies have suffered a loss of about $60 million due to the floods. The automobile industry has also suffered possible losses of about Rs. 15,000 crore.
How many people took shelter in Tamil Nadu flood relief centres?
Fearing a repeat of the 2015 floods, more than 10,000 residents of low-lying areas took shelter in 114 relief centres in Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur and Nagapattinam, the Tamil Nadu government said.
