Heavy rainfall causes chaos in India's state of Tamil Nadu

Widespread flooding across India's state of Tamil Nadu has driven more than 200,000 people from their homes and shut down factories on Wednesday. The floods, caused by heavy rain over the past two weeks, paralyzed the international airport of the capital Chennai, India's fourth-largest city. About 25 flights were cancelled as of Wednesday morning and train and bus services have been cancelled as well. Many parts of the state could see more than 41 inches of rain in the next 48 hours, an official in the Indian Meteorological Department said. More than 180 people have lost their lives in the disaster, over the past month, reports say. Power supply has also been curtailed. Prime Minister ordered rescue teams and paramilitary forces to launch an extensive relief and rescue operation.