Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin expressed grief over the death of seven persons, including five children, killed in landslide caused by rain in Annamalaiyar Hill in Thiruvannamalai district and announced Rs 5 lakh solatium each to their kin on Tuesday.

The remnants of Cyclone Fengal continued to bring heavy rainfall and flood situations across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

Tamil Nadu Minister Thiru Ponmudi faced the people’s anger during a visit to a flood-affected area in the Villupuram district after cyclone Fengal.

In Tiruvannamalai, tragedy unfolded as five bodies were recovered from a house crushed by a boulder that rolled down a hilltop following a mud slip on the night of December 1 during rains.

As per an estimate by the Tamil Nadu government, Cyclone Fengal caused unprecedented devastation in 14 districts, extensively damaging roads, and electricity lines and causing heavy inundation.

Cyclone Fengal relief assistance details in Tamil Nadu, including compensation for families, crops, and livestock.

A second landslide hit the Tamil Nadu temple town of Tiruvannamalai Monday afternoon. The first took place Sunday at 4.30 pm on the lower slopes of the famous Annamalaiyar Hill after heavy rainfall.

Cyclone Fengal triggers landslide in Tamil Nadu, claiming seven lives as a massive boulder crushes family home

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.

A massive landslide struck the temple town of Thiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu, just one day after another devastating landslide trapped several people in a residential building. The region has been battered by heavy rainfall following Cyclone Fengal’s landfall near Chennai.