Rescue operations concluded on Tuesday with the recovery of two more bodies from the landslide that struck VOC Nagar in Tiruvannamalai district, bringing the total death toll to seven.

TIRUVANNAMALAI: The bodies of two more people trapped in the landslide in Tiruvannamalai district were recovered on Tuesday. The rescue team had earlier on Monday recovered the bodies of the other five people who got trapped.

A family of seven was killed in a landslide in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai, triggered by Cyclone Fengal's heavy rains.

Three neighbourhood children, all aged below 14, were also inside the house located at VOC Nagar, Tiruvannamalai when it was crushed under mud and rocks.

During the heavy rains on Sunday, December 1, a family of seven, including five children, were safe inside their house located at the base of a 2,000 feet hillo

Cyclone Fengal made landfall on the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts on Saturday — causing severe flooding and heavy rainfall in several districts.

Cyclone Fengal triggered landslides near Annamalaiyar Hill in Tamil Nadu, claiming seven lives and displacing residents. Government promises support while experts assess the risks of further disasters.