Cyclone Fengal triggers a deadly landslide in India’s Tamil Nadu :::: Tamil Nadu, IndiaMud and debris surrounded houses on the side of an eroded hill, with large rocks brought down by the fatal landslide seen beside an excavator doing salvage work.

A second landslide hit the Tamil Nadu temple town of Tiruvannamalai Monday afternoon, a day after a first led to a boulder falling on a residential building and trapping seven people.

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

The rescue operation near the lower slopes of Annamalaiyar Hill was halted by Sunday night due to the rain and the possibility of more landslides.

A family of seven, comprising five children, is feared buried alive in Tiruvannamalai following a landslide triggered by heavy rain due to Cyclone Fengal. The incident occurred around 4.30 PM on Sunday.