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Monday, 7 December 2015

Flights Resume in Flood Hit Chennai


Flights have resumed in the southern Indian city of Chennai (Madras) after a week of devastating floods.Operations were halted last week after heavy rains flooded the airport and damaged key equipment.

A massive relief operation is continuing to get food and medicines to tens of thousands of people. Many residents are still living in shelters.

Key services like power supply and the railways are also functioning as flood waters have receded in some areas.




Some flights, including an Air India service to Port Blair, took off on Sunday. But the airport resumed full operations for both domestic and international flights on Monday, Press Trust of India news agency reported.

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