Chennai Floods: Life limps backs to normalcy as waters recede

Heavy rains battered Chennai again on Friday evening just as life began to limp to normalcy amid persisting power cuts and food shortages here and three other Tamil Nadu districts where floods and downpour have claimed 325 lives.

Chennai airport, where operations were suspended till Sunday in the wake of floods, will partially resume flight operations from Saturday morning. The runway has been found to be safe for landings and departures.

The Southern Railway has announced special trains to Tirunelveli, Rameswaram and Howrah from Chennai Beach station in a bid to clear the large number of train travellers who have got stranded in the city.