As Chenai grapples with its annual tryst with monsoon rains and subsequent flooding, one such residential suburb that has been making waves on social media, deeply affected by this seasonal deluge, is Velachery.

The city experiences a tropical wet and dry climate, characterised by a distinct monsoon season from mid-September to mid-December, driven by north-east monsoon winds. This period brings a substantial amount of rainfall, vital for replenishing water reservoirs but often accompanied by challenges such as flooding.

Velachery, covering an area of approximately 6.82 square kilometres and accommodating a population of 143,991, faces recurrent flooding during the monsoons.

Quite tragic scenes in Velachery , pallikaranai area. Many are stranded with water levels upto 15 ft in a few areas. We got a distress call from a family where an old and ailing woman needed emergency rescue, unfortunately she passed away by the time we reached her. pic.twitter.com/MqIZS8TYML

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Two persons trapped inside a 40 feet trench dug up for a construction site in Velachery since Monday morning.

No sign of rescue till now. Unable to pump out the water. pic.twitter.com/XFcLiZiPNA

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