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&lt;p id=&quot;p_1&quot;&gt;After a record setting rain in the capital city of Tamil Nadu, Chennai is drowning with highest water level rise in over 100 years. The death toll has almost touched 188, and according to Met department, the rain is set to continue for a few more days. Before NDRF team was deployed in the city, people came up with their unique methods to help stranded people in the city.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id=&quot;p_2&quot;&gt;This &lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366ff;&quot;&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;color: #3366ff;&quot;  rel='nofollow' href=&quot;http://osm-in.github.io/flood-map/chennai.html#11/13.0000/80.2000/-30&quot;&gt;map of Chennai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; is a crowdfunded effort to keep people updated about the waterlogged areas in the city. So, if you are in the city and planning to go somewhere, just go through this&lt;a  rel='nofollow' href=&quot;http://osm-in.github.io/flood-map/chennai.html#11/13.0000/80.2000/-30&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366ff;&quot;&gt; map&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/a&gt;once.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;map-new-story_120215073233.jpg&quot; src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201512/map-new-story_120215073233.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;map-new-story_120215073233.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p id=&quot;p_3&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Click &lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366ff;&quot;&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;color: #3366ff;&quot;  rel='nofollow' href=&quot;http://osm-in.github.io/flood-map/chennai.html#11/13.0000/80.2000/-30&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; to go to the map.&lt;/p&gt;

#ChennaiFloods: One map to help you navigate waterlogged roads

People in the city are coming up with crowdfunded projects to help the stranded population