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.

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.

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,

Cyclone Fengal causes severe flooding and landslides in Tamil Nadu, resulting in fatalities and ongoing rescue operations amid challenging conditions.

The bodies of five children and a couple were recovered 20 hours after being buried under a landslide caused by Cyclone Fengal in Tiruvannamalai. NDRF and TNDRF teams worked under threats of more landslides.