Images: How Cyclone Nilam wreaked havoc in Chennai

  [caption id=“attachment_510128” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Water invading the marina beach all the way up to the main road. Firstpost[/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_510119” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Sea-sand swirling in the wind near the Marina beach. Firstpost[/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_510130” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  The cyclonic winds led to a sea surge that invaded the long sandy stretches of the Marina beach. A mobile “giant wheel” and a shop on the beach are in now in water. Firstpost[/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_510131” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  City corporation workers removing parts of uprooted trees in Poes Garden. Firstpost[/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_510139” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  The post-cycle rains flooded many low-lying parts of the city. Firstpost[/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_510145” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Despite the warning of the authorities asking the city residents to stay indoors, life appeared to be normal in Chennai. An aerial shot of the traffic on the city’s arterial road, Anna Salai. Firstpost[/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_510136” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  An uprooted city crushed an old Ambassador. Firstpost[/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_510144” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Boats anchored at the Kasimedu fishing harbour as fishermen stayed away from the sea. Firstpost[/caption]