Tuesday, November 09, 2021

The Rain and Flood Seems Unending to Chennaities

Deepavali passed away quietly, literally, due to the less noise of crackers. Buying and bursting of crackers have come down this year, and there are reasons for that, which was the loss of interest and laziness, and beyond that, the court restrictions and weather, Diwali demanded fewer crackers. I think the Deepavali post can wait sometimes - I'm working on a short video on fireworks - and before that, the rain takes away the charm even before the festive weekend conclude. 

There was rain often around the city for the last few months has filled the reservoirs with enough water, and the saturated earth stopped quenching water has resulted in a flood following the Sunday rain. It was moderate to heavy rain begin from the night of Saturday to Sunday evening has left Chennai city flooded. It was a  heavy downpour recorded in a short period of 12 to 15 hours, reminding the citizens of the 2015 historical flood

I woke up in the morning to see our street (pic above and below) turned into a river! Since we live on the main road, the water from every other street (in our area) has to flow through our street and the stormwater drain. The rainwater kept flowing fully throughout the day till night since the stormwater drain was insufficient for the abundant water. 

The Sunday rain measured at 13-24 cm in less than 24 hours. Thankfully, the rain took some break later that night despite the red alert from the Meteorological department; there was some moderate to light rain yesterday and today.  Due to the formation of low pressure in the Bay of Bengal,  the rains will continue over the next week.  

Even before the northeast monsoon began a week ago, it rained sufficiently all over the state, and this monsoon rain will only be a bonus that cannot enjoy, rather people suffer and the water to the sea. The rainwater flooded my neighbor's house and garden opposite to us. If you remember, it was the same neighbor who reworked his garden damaged in last year's Nivar cyclone, who faced a similar situation on Sunday. Though he worked swiftly in pulling out the water, the prediction of rain going be distress to him. 

First time I hear the loud noise of frogs after shifting here. Frogs croak wasn't new to me, and I have listened to their chorus siren plenty in our former apartment with an open plot in front of the house. Now I think I miss many a thing related to rain after moving out from there, but that high-pitched croak reminded me a lot, and I'm glad at the same time we have moved to the first floor, which is pretty safe (during this time) than staying at the ground. 

Let's see what nature held for us, and whatever wish people have the ability to face the crises.

9 comments:

carol l mckenna said...

Glad you are safe despite all the rain fall ~ stay cozy and dry ~ lovely photos and post ~ your English gets better and better ~ namaste,

Living in the moment,

A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)

Bill said...

Hopefully the rain will slow down and not many will suffer and be flooded. Stay safe!

Rose said...

I am glad you were on the first floor, too...inwas hoping you er safe when I saw the photos of your street. That was a lot of rain!

Breathtaking said...

Hello Jeevan, :=) Oh my goodness, what a disastrous scene of the river flowing down your street. Many people will have had their houses flooded, and things spoiled. I hope the rain does not carry on for long time. You are probably house bound during this time. I do hope things improve.
All the best.

Nancy Chan said...

It is sad to see houses flooded and people's lives affected by the flood. Hope the rain will lessen. We are also in the midst of rainy season but we are on higher ground so our houses are not affected by floods. Surprisingly, this year's Deepavali there was a lot of noise from the fire crackers. I think it was the loudest and with the most noise compared to past years. We were all kept awaken until the wee hours of the morning for 2 days.

eileeninmd said...

Hello,

The flooding sounds terrible, very for those who are affected. Hopefully the rains will stop. I am glad you are safe, take care and say well.

Kirtivasan Ganesan said...

I feel very sad about the heavy rainfall in Chennai. But I am confident Chennai people will face it with confidence. I pray for good times.

ashok said...

Stay safe...its still not over

Twilight Man said...

You are fortunate to live upstairs the double storey house. Stay safe and warm Jeevan.