CHENNAI: The horror of 2015 floods returned on Monday with the slow-moving severe cyclonic storm Michaung pounding Chennai and its neighbouring districts with extremely heavy rainfall spells for the past 48 hours. At least eight people died in rain-related incidents as the city received a cumulative rainfall of a record 43cm from 8.30 am on Sunday to 5.30 pm on Monday. Some estimates put this figure as worse than the 2015 downpour that, along with reservoir releases, sank the city. Normalcy is expected to return on Tuesday after the rain eases, officials said. However, on Monday few roads remained fully motorable, and many places experienced power outages despite the best efforts of the Chennai Corporation and other government agencies. The…
