People pulling out the electrocuted man from exterior a flooded ATM in Chennai
His physique was afloat. They prodded it with a wood pole. A few males then pulled the physique out of the floodwaters exterior an ATM in Chennai, reveals a disturbing video. The metropolis has been experiencing heavy rainfall forward of a robust cyclone storm, Fengal, which is ready to make landfall within the night.
The man, who has not been recognized to this point, was seemingly electrocuted, stated police. An investigation is underway, the cops added.
Fengal skirted the coast of Sri Lanka earlier this week, killing at the very least 12 individuals together with six kids.
Chennai International Airport has been briefly shut until 7 pm in view of cyclone Fengal. Waterlogging has been reported from a number of areas within the metropolis.
The India Meteorological Department or IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rain in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Kallakurichi, and Cuddalore districts of Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry.
Scientists have warned that storms have gotten extra highly effective because the world heats up as a result of local weather change pushed by burning fossil fuels.