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Chennai Floods: Prayers Pour In On Social Media For Chennai Victims From B-Town

Prayers Pour In On Social Media For Chennai Victims From B-Town
Indian flood-affected people move an injured dog in rain-hit areas on the outskirts of Chennai on November 17, 2015. India has deployed the army and air force to rescue flood-hit residents in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, where at least 71 people have died in around a week of torrential rains. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
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Indian flood-affected people move an injured dog in rain-hit areas on the outskirts of Chennai on November 17, 2015. India has deployed the army and air force to rescue flood-hit residents in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, where at least 71 people have died in around a week of torrential rains. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)

MUMBAI -- Bollywood celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor and Farhan Akhtar are praying for the safety of people in Chennai, which is affected by non-stop torrential rains.

Amitabh took to Twitter to praise the relief work in the state.

T 2077 - Chennai deluged .. !! Prayers for safety and calm soon .. So heartwarming to see immense voluntary help coming by !!

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) December 1, 2015

Saluting the relief workers, actress-producer Dia Mirza tweeted,

Salute all the people who are helping #Chennai overcome the floods.This humanity needs to shine in development plans https://t.co/woMM1dPoXt

— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) December 2, 2015

Actress Raveena Tandon feels such calamities should be a wake up call for metro cities.

#chennafloods tragedy should be a wakeup call for all our cities.time we left open spaces,lakes and rivers to breathe,forests mangroves imp

— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) December 2, 2015

Others celebs like Abhishek Bachchan, Varun Dhawan, A.R Rahman and Farhan are sending their prayers to the victims.

Thank you all for the concern. Am safe and dry. Thoughts and prayers with the people more severely affected. #ChennaiFloods

— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) December 2, 2015

My heart goes out to all the victims of the #ChennaiFloods. Praying for them and their families

— Varun Veer Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) December 2, 2015

Oh god, please keep my Chennai and its people safe from the floods

— A.R.Rahman (@arrahman) December 1, 2015

Thoughts are with all those affected by the deluge in Chennai.

— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) December 2, 2015

Actress Parineeti Chopra urged people to help the needy.

Mumbai went through the same thing a few years ago. Its time to help someone else. Please help Chennai ! https://t.co/s3mGLzlbQo

— Parineeti Chopra (@ParineetiChopra) December 2, 2015

Jackky Bhagnani said,

#ChennaiFloods Stay Strong Chennai. Prayers are with you & a special thank you to those on Social Media who've been helping in their own way

— Jackky Bhagnani (@jackkybhagnani) December 2, 2015

Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, and neighbouring Puducherry, are under the influence of heavy rains, which resulted in the disruption of flight and train movement and left several areas inundated.

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