90 Malaysians still stranded in Chennai

Indian people walk through through floodwaters on a street in Chennai on December 4, 2015. Thousands of rescuers are racing to evacuate victims of the Tamil Nadu flooding, which has claimed nearly 300 lives since November 9. AFP

NEW DELHI: More than 90 Malaysians are still stranded in their hotel rooms and homes as Indian authorities intensify a massive search and rescue operation in flood-battered Chennai in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.

As many as 269 people have died as the rains pounded the state mercilessly while a loss of 54 lives was reported in Andhra Pradesh and two deaths recorded in the state of Puducherry.