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Biggest Flood in More Than a Century Paralyzes Indian City

Record breaking torrential rains flood Chennai in southern India.
Image: INDIA-DISASTER-FLOOD
Indian bystanders and travellers gather as floodwaters lap at the end of a highway in Chennai on December 2, 2015. India has deployed troops to Tamil Nadu and closed the main airport there after heavy rains worsened weeks of flooding that has killed nearly 200 people in the southern coastal state. Thousands of rescuers carrying diving equipment, inflatable boats and medical equipment were battling to evacuate victims across the flooded state, officials said. AFP PHOTO/STRSTRDEL/AFP/Getty ImagesSTRDEL / AFP - Getty Images