Cyclone Michaung: Chennai residents battle power, mobile disruptions
V Dhanalakshmi (name changed) was frightened, panicked, and confused for three reasons — flood, power disruption, and an unstable mobile network. When Business Standard contacted the PhD student, she was at the terrace of her house in Chennai looking for steady network.
“How can we contact rescue teams or seek help for elders without a network? My house is flooded, and I can see a snake near me,” she cried. Her voice trailed off, as the call ended abruptly with her desperate plea.
On Tuesday evening, the Cyclone Michaung made landfall in Bapatla district of Andhra Pradesh, 375 km away from Chennai. But it left in its wake disruption and chaos in Chennai, as torrential rain submerged parts of the city.
