What Chennai looks like today

K Venkatesan (56) pushed his auto for 2 km as it got stranded in floodwaters at Pallikaranai, which used to be a wetland. Encroachments of waterbodies and concretisation of wetlands are major factors that result in flooding in many parts of Chennai

While one lane of the road at Kottivakkam is flooded, the other one is flooded with vehicles

The Chennai Metro Rail phase 2 construction spot was flooded on Tuesday