Chennai Rains: The meme makers have had a busy day as heavy rains swamped Chennai.
Heavy rains overwhelmed Chennai and surrounding areas on Sunday, causing waterlogging in several places. The capital of Tamil Nadu received about 8 inches of rain on Sunday. The meteorological office also forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall today in 14 districts of Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, Vellore, Nagapattinam, Karaikal, among others. While schools and most government offices will remain closed, the precipitation has triggered a deluge of memes on social media. On Twitter, #ChennaiRain has been on the rise since yesterday. The meme makers have used everything from movie stills to popular dialogue to capture the vibe of the city.
Here are some of the best #ChennaiRain memes that are all over social media this morning:
especially it is the problem of young people at the moment (just for fun) @ news7tamil@ News18TamilNadu@sunnewstamil@mkstalin#ChennaiRain@Twitter#Trending topics#Tendencypic.twitter.com/rLZeFBRveE
– Kathir .k (@ kathir29022k04) November 8, 2021
Residents of Velachery and Kolathur today morning#ChennaiRainspic.twitter.com/oPhT5qBc4O
– Vaan (@SavageLeeCoop) November 6, 2021
#ChennaiRains ???????? pic.twitter.com/h6bVlQT5ej
– ???? ศ ʆ๑ སཛ K ???? (@SATHISH_THALA_) November 8, 2021
Me in Chennai right now: pic.twitter.com/e8CBDt5SrJ
– Anurag Krishna (@anuragkrishh) November 7, 2021
While most government offices in Tamil Nadu will remain closed today, Chief Minister MP Stalin has called on private companies to announce a public holiday or allow employees to work from home.
My manager – Daii nee innum Boat yeduthukutu office varla ?? pic.twitter.com/cmyv85ACsj
– ASHWIN S (@ASHWINSIVAraja) November 7, 2021
The only way to reach the office today in Chennai ⛈️#chennaifloods#Red alert#ChennaiRainspic.twitter.com/BC3zECYgqy
– KL BALA MURUGAN ???????? (@balalabtherm) November 8, 2021
Only way to get to the office tomorrow ???? (although we wouldn’t smile and have fun like Aishwarya)#ChennaiRains#chennaifloodspic.twitter.com/8AbMggkWWJ
– Kavya Janani. U (@UKavyajanani) November 7, 2021
Several people shared photos of flooded streets. One of them described the scenario as “” River in our street and lake in our house “
River in our street and lake in our house #chennairainspic.twitter.com/FPMKGGt28i
– ???? ️ʀǟʍʏǟ ɦǟʀɨɦǟʀǟ ռ ???????????????? ️ (@ Ramyahariharan4) November 7, 2021
Chennai and several suburbs have been receiving intermittent rain since Saturday. The uninterrupted rain until Saturday evening proved to be the heaviest in recent years, leading to waterlogging in several areas. Low-rise houses were flooded as the rains continued on Sunday.
Pump sets have been installed at 500 locations by the state government to remove standing water. More than 50,000 food packages have been distributed and relief camps to provide food, shelter and medical care have also opened in the city.
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