Chennai, India was slammed with a heavy downpour on Thursday (November 3) leading to parts of the city being swamped with waterlogged streets, leading to the deaths of at least 4 residents, officials report.

Following heavy rains, a holiday has been declared for educational institutions in the southeastern city on November 4.

A 60-year-old woman died on Friday and three persons were injured when the wall of an old house collapsed due to the structural weakness at Sowcarpet under the impact of heavy rain in Chennai.

A heavy spell of downpour on Thursday evening sank parts of the city under a swamp of water. Heavy rain lashed Chennai in the past 24 hours with waterlogging reported in several areas leading to slow vehicular movement and the deaths of at least three people. The commuters returning home after work was caught in the downpour, even though the rain was not unexpected since the northeast monsoon has been vigorous since its onset on October 29.

Following heavy rains, a holiday has been declared for educational institutions in Chennai on November 4. The pedestrians were worst affected as they had to negotiate damaged roads and ditches lurking underwater. The city has been inundated with heavy rainfall since Monday. Between then and now, Chennai received 205.47 mm of rainfall, forcing the authorities to announce a holiday for the schools.

So far, the city has reported four rain-related deaths. A 60-year-old woman died on Friday and three persons were injured when the wall of an old house collapsed due to the structural weakness at Sowcarpet under the impact of heavy rain in Chennai.