#ChennaiRainsHelp: Important numbers & other useful information

The city of Chennai, host to one of the three Presidency Courts in the country, is suffering from one of the most severe cases of flooding in history. But the residents of the city have shown a remarkable resilience, and have used social media to not only arrange evacuations, provide real time updates, but have also managed to generate a significant amount of relief.

We have collated the following information from various sources.

1. Phone recharge, doctors, boats etc- Google Document 

2. Places to stay – Google Document

3. Shelter/aid/rescue – Chennai Rains Org 

4. Road updates – Google Document

5. Donations – Rapid Response (Via BuzzFeed)

6. Tracking flooded streets – FloodMap (via BuzzFeed)

Twitter

The Chennai rains have also seen members of the Twitterati step in to make a difference. Here are ten twitter handles to follow for updates on the floods

  1. Chennai Rescue Team (@CRTeam2015)

2. . ChennaiRains (@ChennaiRains) –

3. Manish (@jimanish)

4. Sowmya Rao (@sowmyarao_)

5. Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth)

6. Archana Kalpathi (@archanakalpathi)

7. Sandy (@sandygrains)

8. Karthik Kumar (@evamkarthik)

9. Netra Parikh (@Netra)

Here are some useful helpline numbers:

Chennai Corporation Helplines:

Tree Fall, Water Logging: 1913  Sewage Overflow: 45674567,2200335  State Emergency: 1070  District Emergency:1077  Electricity: 1912  Fire & Rescue: 101

Their regional office numbers:

Kodambakkam: 9445190010  Tiruvottiyur: 9445190001  Manali: 9445190002  Madhavaram:9445190003  Tondiapret: 9445190004   Royapuram: 9445190005  Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar: 9445190006   Ambattur: 9445190007   Annanagar: 9445190008   Teynampet: 9445190009   Valasaravakkam: 9445190011   Alandur: 9445190012   Adyar: 9445190013   Perungudi: 9445190014   Sholinganallur: 9445190015

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