Chennai flood disaster unprecedented: Naidu

The torrential rains that have flooded Chennai has caused "an unheard of and unprecedented" situation, Union Minister of Urban Development M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Wednesday.

Speaking in the Lok Sabha, he said Home Minister Rajnath Singh would hold a meeting on the Chennai floods to discuss rescue and relief measures.

"We are very concerned and are with the people. We need the army to help the people in Chennai to shift them to safer places," he added.