Aerial photos from Maxar Technologies compare lakes and reservoirs in Chennai between 2018 and 2019. The city is dealing with a water crisis, having reached "Day Zero" with completely dry reservoirs.

India's sixth largest city is now turning to water tank trucks as home taps run dry. The water shortage has forced the closure of schools, offices and businesses throughout Chennai.

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Heavy rains finally appeared on Thursday, and the Indian Meteorological Department predicts that rains will continue in the region for the next six days, India Today reported.

Deficient rainfall over the last two years led to a fall in groundwater levels, but some are blaming an inefficient and wasteful water supply system and inaction by officials as the crisis approached.

The aerial before-and-after photos show the shrinking Chembarambakkam Lake and Puzhal reservoir, both in Chennai, shrinking in one year.

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