(Bloomberg) -- The worst deluge in a century in India’s southern Tamil Nadu state paralyzed Chennai, causing floods and closing offices, factories and the airport in a metropolis of about 9 million people that’s facing more rain.
Television images showed brown floodwater lapping at the wheels of stranded aircraft Wednesday and families wading sometimes neck-deep in inundated streets. Factories curbed production a second straight day, including those of Ford Motor Co. and BMW AG. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Infosys Ltd. and Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. told staff to stay away from local offices.
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