Chennai, Dec. 3 -- Heavy rains battered Chennai and neighbouring districts, with very heavy spell attimes as the remnant of Cyclonic Storm Ditwah, which had already weakened into a Deep Depressionand then as Depression, further lost steam and became a Well Marked Low Pressure area today andpersisted over the same region promising more showers.
Chennai and suburbs continued to receive heavy spells this morning, accompanied by thunder, causinghardship to office goers as the weather remained chilly, even as several low lying areas continued toremain under thick sheets of water and rain water has entered several households in suburban areas.
In several suburban localities people were forced stay indoors and could not come out as their housesw...