Chennai: Race to rescue India flood victims

5:43 AM

A massive rescue operation is under way to reach stranded people in the flood-hit southern Indian city of Chennai (Madras).
More than 2,000 people have been rescued by the army, while the navy has decided to deploy a warship carrying divers, boats and relief material.
The city's airport will remain closed until Sunday and train services are suspended.
A depression in the Bay of Bengal has triggered rains in coastal areas.
Last month, non-stop rain for nearly a week brought the city to a standstill.
Three days of fresh rains have again led to massive flooding, inundating homes, hospitals, roads, railway tracks and the city's airport.A total of 269 people are now known to have died in floods in Tamil Nadu state since last month.