pAt least five people had died in Tamil Nadu, India, by Wednesday, November 1, as the Northeast Monsoon brought heavy rain and severe flooding to the state, The Hindustan Times reporteda.ppSchools in the Chennai, Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur districts remained closed on Wednesday as the state braced for more heavy rainfall, local media reporteda.ppThis footage shows flooding in the Perambur area of Chennai on Wednesday afternoon.