Rescue efforts with over 100 personnel from multiple agencies have been going on since Sunday with the NDRF joining the operations on Monday.

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

Heavy rainfall in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, caused a landslide killing 2, including a child. Rescue efforts hampered by persistent rain.

CHENNAI: A family of seven, including five children, is feared to be trapped in a landslide in Tiruvannamalai. The incident occurred near An..|News Track

District Collector D. Bhaskar Pandian said five children were among those trapped inside the house. They are yet to be traced. The incident occurred on Sunday evening when a landslide hit VOC Nagar, located at the foot of the Annamalaiyar Hills in Tiruvannamalai,

The trail of destruction left by the slow-moving cyclone, which dumped record rains of 50 cm even in interior districts like Krishnagiri apart from many coastal districts, was visible on Monday with over 150 villages in Villupuram and Cuddalore alone still cut-off from the rest of the state.

A family of seven, comprising five children, is feared buried alive in Tiruvannamalai following a landslide triggered by heavy rain due to Cyclone Fen