Stuck in #ChennaiRains? Here are 10 Ways to Get Help Right Now!

As soon as one believes that the weather will finally clear up and people will get some relief from the heaviest rainfall in over 100 years to hit Tamil Nadu, another spell of rains enter the state and leave it devastated. The nonstop rains since Monday night in several parts of Chennai, its suburbs, and Puducherry, have completely disrupted life in the region.

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Rains have already claimed at least 188 lives, and it has been predicted that they will last for four more days. With flights, trains and all means of transportation being cancelled, along with telephone lines going flat, the state seems to be cut off from the rest of the country. There is water filled up inside houses, roads are submerged, and people stranded in different areas are waiting to be rescued.

In such a situation of distress, this is how people in Chennai and the neighbouring areas are helping each other out in every possible way. Even those who are not located in the city can contribute by spreading the word and helping rescue teams reach the right places.

1. Need food? Here's help!

2. Need shelter? Here's help!

A form named Chennai Places to stay #Chennairains, is being circulated on social media wherein people can fill out details of the kind of accommodation they can offer, and the complete list is available on a Google spreadsheet for others to access. And then there are these: