The toll in rain-related incidents in Tamil Nadu during the last four days mounted to 71, with 19 more deaths reported from various parts of the State, even as Chief Minister M Karunanidhi visited some of the affected areas on the outskirts of the city.
Reports received at the police headquarters in Chennai confirmed the death of 71 people. Those dead included 36 men, 18 women, 11 boys and six girls. However, the district wise break-up was not available.
The rains, which lashed the city, Cauvery delta areas and other districts under the influence of a low pressure in the Bay, had abated and life was returning to normalcy.
Meanwhile, Karunanidhi inspected