Chennai airport paralysed – runway flooded, planes stranded and 1,500 passengers evacuated (photos)

Sixty six arrivals and 53 departures have been cancelled as the Chennai airport runway is flooded (photos below)

December 2, 2015, NewsCrunch

The stranded  planes on the tarmac capture the plight of Chennai, which has been shut down by nature’s fury.

The Chennai international airport has been officially shutdown till Thursday morning due to the relentless downpour.

Sixty six arrivals and 53 departures have been cancelled as the runway is flooded.  

Over 1,500 passengers who were stranded, are being evacuated.  Here are photos of the airport, you do not usually see, but which show how bad the situation is. 

Photos of  flooded Chennai international airport

#ChennaiRainsHelp .,all flighs cancelled for d rest of d day due 2 waterlogging in runway &19 trains also cancelled pic.twitter.com/pFiRXt5sVL

— sharukh khan (@srkkhan_dr) December 2, 2015

Chennai Airport temporarily closed #chennairains#chennairainshelppic.twitter.com/8t6UFLDtu9

— Shabbir Ahmed (@Ahmedshabbir20) December 1, 2015

Retweet, spread and help the needy! #chennairains#chennairainshelppic.twitter.com/pKnQp9Q3dY

— Lipin (@lipin_offl) December 1, 2015

#ChennaiFloods even the airport is flooded pic.twitter.com/1bERdwL4cA

— Alan Chellanthara (@alan3883) December 2, 2015

All mosques in #Chennai have opened up its doors for all and pls feel free to contact your nearest masjid. #ChennaiFloods#ChennaiRainsHelp

— Sandeep Guttikonda (@sandeep_chowzz) December 2, 2015