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The '''1943 Chennai floods''' occurred during the annual [[northeast monsoon]] in [[Madras]] (now [[Chennai]]) in [[India]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Memories of Madras: Story of a submerged city|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article2650132.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114053214/http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article2650132.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 January 2012|date=22 November 2011|first=Prince|last=Frederick}}</ref><br />
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==Causes==<br />
Lying on the [[Bay of Bengal]] coast, Chennai is prone to violent storms and thundershowers during the northeast monsoon (September–November). In October 1943, there were continuous rains lasting over six days.<br />
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== Events ==<br />
The [[Coovum]] and the [[Adyar River|Adyar]] rivers overflowed inundating the surrounding residential areas. The brunt of the damage was borne by the slums that lay on the banks of the Coovum. Slums in Lock Cheri, [[Choolaimedu]], [[Perambur]], Kosapet, Kondithope and [[Chintadripet]] were washed out and people sought refuge in the [[Ripon Building]]. There were casualties in Medavakkam, Perambur and [[Purasawalkam]]. The police used boats and [[catamarans]] to row people to safety.<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[History of Chennai]]<br />
*[[Water management in Chennai]]<br />
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