Stranded people to stray cows, snakes: Rescues abound amid heavy rains in Tamil Nadu

During the heavy rains through the week in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu, rescue personnel not only saved people, but animals and snakes as well.

During the heavy rains through the week here and other regions of Tamil Nadu not only inflatable boats, but preparedness, determination and presence of mind came in handy for personnel including policemen and women, civic and forest workers who rescued people, animals and snakes.

When a resident here was about to be washed away in floods, being caught in a gush of whirling flood water amid pounding rains, alert armed reserve police personnel rescued him despite challenges and by sheer determination.