Another day, another night spent without water, electricity, food.

Rescue work has been hampered in some areas due to live electricity wires from broken poles that have fallen into the water. The state electricity board suspended power as a precautionary measure.


After a day-long dry spell yesterday, some areas in and around the city including Kodambakkam, T Nagar and Tambaram received showers in the night but Friday morning saw some bright skies with people out on the streets.



The good news is that seven flights will be operated today by Air India and some private airlines from the Rajali Naval air station in Arakkonam near Chennai. Chennai airport which is flooded is shut till December 6. As for train services -- they will remain suspended till tomorrow.


Mobile phone services, which had taken a severe beating following the heavy downpour on Tuesday, were partially restored even as other services such as ATMs continued to remain shut.


As many as 100 people are still stranded at the Chennai airport -- down from 700 earlier. The evacuation is expected to be completed by today.


Water levels in the Adyar and Cooum rivers have fallen after water released from Chembarapakkam, Pondi and Puzhal lakes was curtailed.


The Army and the National Disaster Response Force have rescued more than 7,000 people so far.


As for financial aid, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an immediate relief of Rs. 1,000 crore on Thusrday during his visit to Chennai, which is in addition to the Rs 960 crore sanctioned earlier.


Prices of milk, vegetables and food items skyrocketed because of short supply. A one-litre packet of milk is being sold for Rs. 100 in some places. A bottle of mineral water costing Rs. 20 is being sold for Rs. 150. Vegetables like tomato and beans are being sold for Rs. 80 to Rs. 90 a kg.
Safe drinking water continued to remain a luxury for many.