India, Oct. 20 -- Chennai residents were welcomed by heavy rain on Monday morning as they began their Diwali celebrations. Two days of continous downpur has triggering waterlogging across the city and is causing massive travel disruptions.

Visuals circulating on social media show waterlogged streets and inundated runways at Chennai airport. Among the areas badly hit were - Velachery, Medavakkam, Pallikaranai, and Neelankarai along the East Coast Road (ECR).

The intense downpour led to waterlogging on key roads, slowing traffic movement and disrupting normal life.

In low-lying neighbourhoods, residents reported flooded streets and overflowing drains, while commuters struggled with knee-deep water in several parts of south Chennai. Autho...