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Nalini chettur runs chennais iconic book shop giggles, but is it the end of a chapter. More heavy rainfall is forecast for chennai, where massive floods this week have inundated multilane highways, an airport runway, streets and homes. A short photo documentary to showcase the recovery of chennai after the massive flood. Over 50 people were killed in two incidents of stampede for food and money in relief camps. Dec 03, 2015 flooding in the southern indian state of tamil nadu has killed more than 40 people in the past 48 hours, authorities said thursday, as prime minister narendra modi visited chennai, the countrys. Buy bibles, books, music, gifts and other christian resources online. Going beyond food and relief supplies, people and agencies in chennai are doing their bit to help in relief and rehabilitation in the floodstruck city. How to find the best books shops near me in chennai. You should try you can get used books at guaranteed lowest price. Leading actors including shah rukh khan, superstar rajinikanth, his soninlaw dhanush, hrithik roshan, kamal haasan, actor suriya and telugu actors allu arjun, mahesh babu and others have announced contribution for relief in floodhit chennai city and. Flood affected people use a piece of a plastic water tank as they make their way to the market to buy food items in a flooded locality in chennai, december 5, 2015. Have you met chennais greatest bookseller with the. Among the most striking images from the flood are those of chennai. Chennai has experienced particularly heavy rains roughly once every 10 years 1969, 1976.
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