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Tamil Nadu rains: 7 trapped after mudslide in Tiruvannamalai , Dramatic video shows the moment of mudslide

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Tamil Nadu rains: 7 trapped after mudslide in Tiruvannamalai , Dramatic video shows the moment of mudslide

At least seven people are feared trapped inside a building after it collapsed due to a mudslide in Tiruvannamalai district on Sunday. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team is carrying out rescue operation in the area.
According to local reports a large boulder fell on huts located on the lower slopes of the famous Annamalaiyar Hill amid heavy rainfall in the region due to cyclone Fengal.
"A large boulder has fallen on the huts located on the lower slopes of the hill. It is raining heavy and rescue operations are going on," an official of the fire and rescue services tells .Additionally, around 500 residents from VOC Nagar have been evacuated to safer locations. Soon after the accident, District Collector D Baskara Pandian and Superintendent of Police M Sudhakar inspected the spot on Sunday evening. The cyclone caused severe waterlogging in many areas and raised the risk of landslides and flooding in lower-lying areas of the town, said Tiruvannamalai Collector D Baskara Pandian. Several districts in Tamil Nadu are likely to witness heavy rainfall on Monday. Heavy to very heavy rains are expected at isolated places over Nilgiris, Erode, Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Dindigul districts, according to latest IMD bulletin.
The weather forecasting agency has predicted light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning at one or two places over Tamilnadu, Puducherry and Karaikal area today. Heavy downpours are predicted at isolated places over Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Tiruchirapalli, Karur, Madurai and Theni districts.

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