Chennai and several districts of Tamil Nadu, including Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram and Tiruvannamalai, received moderate to heavy rains overnight, leading to waterlogging in several areas.
In Chennai, a sanitation worker was electrocuted early on Saturday after stepping on a live electric wire that had fallen on a waterlogged street in Kannagi Nagar, police said.
The victim, identified as Varalakshmi, was carrying out early morning cleaning work when she came in contact with the submerged cable. She died on the spot. Police confirmed that she is survived by two children.
Residents of Kannagi Nagar said they had earlier raised complaints about exposed and fallen electrical cables in the locality, particularly on 11th Cross Street.
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Meanwhile, the heavy rains also led to the uprooting of a tree near Loyola College in Nungambakkam. Traffic police personnel and Greater Chennai Corporation workers removed the branches and restored movement in the area.
Officials said all subways had been cleared of stagnant water and appealed to the public to commute cautiously.
The Regional Meteorological Centre has forecast moderate to severe thunderstorms over Chennai, Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram and Nagapattinam districts in the coming hours.
Saturday’s downpour marked the second consecutive day of sharp showers in Chennai and its suburbs.
(With inputs from The New Indian Express)
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