How Chennai, Among World's Wettest Cities, Ran Out of Water
How Chennai, Among World's Wettest Cities, Ran Out of Water
India's sixth-largest city gets an average of about 1,400mm (55 inches) of rainfall a year, more than twice the amount that falls on London and almost four times the level of Los Angeles.
Updated: February 04, 2021 10:02 am IST
Residents fill pots on July 4, 2019, when Chennai became one of first major cities in world to run dry.
Climate change is bringing rising sea levels and increased flooding to some cities around the world and drought and water shortages to others. For the 11 million inhabitants of Chennai, it's both.