The Times Of India | Sep 25, 2025 , 17:31:35 IST

Rain batters Chennai

Life continues to be difficult as MET department has predicted more rains in the city in the next 48 hours. Many areas in the city still remain submerged. Stay with us for live updates and news.
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02:56 PM (IST)

Chennai Petroleum Corp Ltd shuts its 10.5mn tons Manali refinery due to floods caused by heaviest rainfall in over a century: Times Now

02:54 PM (IST)

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02:08 PM (IST)

Material being flown in to TN

02:06 PM (IST)

Watch: The death toll so far in Chennai floods is 269, says Rajnath Singh

01:58 PM (IST)

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01:37 PM (IST)

Rescue boats reach the stranded ones

01:21 PM (IST)

A short while ago, PM Modi boarded the special Air Force plane to go to flood-hit Chennai where he will take stock of the situation

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12:59 PM (IST)

All measures taken in leakage case to ensure more safety, looking for details of documents recovered by ISI agents: Navy chief RK Dhowan

12:56 PM (IST)

Tamil Nadu CM is chairing a high level meeting at Secretariat to review ongoing relief and rescue operations in rain-affected areas.

12:53 PM (IST)

Govt standing behind people of Tamil Nadu: Union food processing minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal

12:45 PM (IST)

Weather department predicts heavy rainfall for the entire Tamil Nadu coast in next 48 hours.

12:44 PM (IST)

Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa,returns to Secretariat to review relief and rescue operations after a 40-minute aerial survey of rain affected areas.

12:41 PM (IST)

INS Rajali has been activated and all relief material as well as civil flights are operating from our corner: Indian Navy chief Admiral Dhowan

12:38 PM (IST)

We do have a separate disaster management department: Rajnath Singh

12:36 PM (IST)

Carried out innovative survey of the areas using UAVs where we could then assist the state admin present

Indian Navy chief Admiral RK Dhowan
12:35 PM (IST)

12:18 PM (IST)

Chennai Railway station has been shut due to water logging: Rajnath Singh

12:16 PM (IST)

12:15 PM (IST)

The death toll so far in Chennai floods is 269, says Rajnath Singh.

12:14 PM (IST)

PM Modi to do an aerial survey today: Rajnath Singh

12:13 PM (IST)

About 40% of the mobile and telephone connections are not working due to Chennai floods

Rajnath Singh
11:58 AM (IST)

11:54 AM (IST)

PM Modi leaves for Chennai

11:22 AM (IST)

11:03 AM (IST)

NDRF has rescued about 2400 people so far: DG NDRF OP Singh

10:36 AM (IST)

Around 400 Hyderabadis who stranded in Chennai floods have been rescued. They are being shifted to the city in a special flight.

10:17 AM (IST)

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09:44 AM (IST)

Confident the people of Tamil Nadu will overcome this tragedy with fortitude and dignity

President Pranab Mukherjee
09:15 AM (IST)

More than 100 boats and 29 NDRF teams are assisting in rescue operations, NDRF DG OP Singh says.

09:14 AM (IST)

Due to heavy rains, Tirunelveli district administration declares holiday for educational institutions.

09:12 AM (IST)

Tamil Nadu CM to conduct aerial survey of flood affected areas today.

12:11 AM (IST)

In view of the adverse weather condition, government issued an advisory to private undertakings to permit their staff to avail holiday permission or work from home, as is done in many IT and private companies on 03-12-2015 and 04-12-2015.

12:09 AM (IST)

Labour Department announces public holidays in Kancheepuram, Thiruvallur and Chennai on 03.12.15 and 04.12.15 due to heavy rain. Advisory issued.

11:26 PM (IST)

11:15 PM (IST)

In view of floods in Tamil Nadu, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has asked all private broadcasters to enhance efforts at disseminating vital information related to the disaster on real-time basis.

In a letter to various television and radio broadcasters, Joint Secretary (Broadcasting) R Jaya said that many agencies, including All India Radio and Doordarshan, have been disseminating vital information related to weather warnings, helplines, contact numbers of personnel, and on the ground situation in the flood-affected areas. Private television channels and other broadcasting media have also been communicating such information. Yet, it is found necessary to enhance the efforts at informing the public on vital matters concerning the situation so as to assist them in seeking and finding help whenever and wherever required.

11:12 PM (IST)

10:43 PM (IST)

Jaya to make aerial survey of flood-hit Chennai and other flood-affected areas on Thursday.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa will undertake an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas of Chennai city and its suburbs in Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur districts on Thursday. A late-night statement issued by the state government said that she wanted to undertake the exercise on Wednesday but could not do so because of the bad weather and the inability expressed by the pilots. In the statement, she detailed the various steps taken by the government to tackle the situation in Chennai and other two districts and the relief and rescue operations being conducted.

10:10 PM (IST)

Airbus 320 test landed at Rajali naval base in Arakkonam near Chennai which will function as a makeshift airport for passenger flights: ANI

09:56 PM (IST)

Have been distributing ready-to-eat food packets to Chennai Floods victims, each packet weighing 300 grams.

Ilayaraza, Scientist (DFRL)
09:43 PM (IST)

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08:42 PM (IST)

The DMK stands with the state government in this time of need and will extend its full support to the state government in relief and rescue operations: Karunanidhi

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