A landslide occurred in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu late on Sunday evening, in which a building located on the lower slope of a hill was hit. Seven people from two families are feared trapped in this landslide, including children. According to initial information, this landslide occurred due to heavy rains in the district due to the impact of Cyclone Fengal.
District Collector D. Bhaskar Pandian said that among the people trapped inside the house, five were children. No trace of him has been found. The incident occurred on Sunday evening when a landslide occurred in VOC Nagar, located at the foothills of Annamalaiyar hills in Tiruvannamalai, damaging several houses.
Since there is a huge rock over the houses in the area, the district administration has sought help from NDRF and SDRF teams to launch the rescue operation. According to the Collector, if the rescue operation is not carried out properly then there is a danger of the rock falling. Several other houses near the incident site were also damaged. The administration has shifted the local people to safe places. Teams of local police, SDRF and NDRF are busy rescuing the people buried under the debris.
Rain in Puducherry breaks record of three decades
Let us tell you that due to Cyclone Fengal, the rain in Puducherry on Saturday and Sunday broke the record of 30 years. Cyclone ‘Fangal’, which reached Puducherry on Saturday, weakened on Sunday. However, due to its impact, normal life was disrupted due to torrential rains in the Union Territory and the Army had to step in to rescue people stranded on flooded roads.
Chennai airport operations resume
Villupuram in neighboring Tamil Nadu also suffered heavy damage due to rain and floods. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin described the rainfall in the district as ‘unprecedented’. Operations at the Chennai airport resumed after midnight, but initially several flights had to be canceled and several aircraft were delayed, officials said. However, operations returned to normal later in the day. Services at Chennai airport were suspended on Saturday in view of the cyclone.
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