Chennai floods: Facebook Safety Check, Google’s crisis response page go live

Facebook has emerged as an important source of reaching out for help for many people in Chennai.
Facebook’s Safety Check feature has been activated for Chennai on account of the heavy flooding and rains in the Tamil Nadu capital. Meanwhile Google has also launched its own resource page for flooding in South India.
The Facebook Safety Check feature lets users mark themselves as safe and notify their friends about their status as well. If a user is in the affected area, they can let their f