Cyclone Fengal: Seven, including five children, trapped in landslide in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai
3 weeks ago

Cyclone Fengal: Seven, including five children, trapped in landslide in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai

India TV News  

In a unfortunate incident, seven people were trapped after a building was crushed in the landslide on the slope of the hills in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai on Sunday night. The landslide is believed to be caused by heavy rains in the district throughout the day on Sunday under the influence of cyclone Fengal. District Collector D. Bhaskar Pandian said that it is believed that a two adults and five children are trapped inside the house, as they could not be traced. The incident happened on Sunday evening, when a landslide occurred in VOC Nagar located at the foot of Annamalaiyar Hills in Tiruvannamalai, damaging several houses.

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Tamil Nadu, Chennai rains 12 December updates : Rains lash Tamil Nadu, schools closed in many districts
1 week, 4 days ago

Tamil Nadu, Chennai rains 12 December updates : Rains lash Tamil Nadu, schools closed in many districts

The Hindu  

Intense rainfall activity may shift to south Tamil Nadu and western ghats districts on Friday as the well-marked low pressure area is expected to move towards that region and weaken gradually. Heavy rainfall pounded various parts of the State on Thursday till 5.30 p.m. Vazhapadi in Salem district received a very heavy rainfall of 18 cm followed by Manalmedu in …

Cyclone Fengal: The cyclone that battered Tamil Nadu
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Cyclone Fengal: The cyclone that battered Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

On the evening of December 1, 2024, a family of four and three of their neighbours huddled together under a metal roofed single-room house, in VOC Nagar, a residential area at the foot of the Arunachala hill in Tiruvannamalai district. R.T. Murugan, district secretary, Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam, says, “Crops in various parts were on the verge of drying for …

Tamil Nadu: Relief measures in Cyclone Fengal-hit areas continue
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Tamil Nadu: Relief measures in Cyclone Fengal-hit areas continue

Deccan Chronicle  

A plethora relief measures have been taken up in Villupuram, Cuddalore and Kallakurichi districts that were hit by Cyclone Fengal with the deployment of senior IAS officers to oversee the wide range of operations that include setting up camps to accommodate those evacuated from low-lying and flooded areas, distribution of food and water and organizing medical camps.On the instructions of …

Cyclone Fengal: Video of Chennai grandpa's wholesome boat ride for kids in flooded waters goes viral
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Cyclone Fengal: Video of Chennai grandpa's wholesome boat ride for kids in flooded waters goes viral

Hindustan Times  

As Cyclone Fengal caused chaos in Tamil Nadu, a grandfather in Chennai did not let it dampen the mood of his family. The video was reportedly recorded before the cyclone's landfall along the Puducherry-Tamil Nadu coast on November 30. Behind him are two children seated inside an inflatable raft, giggling and cheering as their boat moves in the water, The …

Cyclone Fengal: Chennai grandfather's joyride with kids in flooded residential complex goes viral | WATCH
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Cyclone Fengal: Chennai grandfather's joyride with kids in flooded residential complex goes viral | WATCH

India TV News  

The deluge caused by Cyclone Fengal could not dampen the spirits of this grandfather who ferried his grandchildren through a flooded residential complex in Chennai in a makeshift raft tied to his scooter. One user who shared the video on X, wrote, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade ” Take a look at the viral video here: Netizens were …

Cyclone Fengal: 7 Bodies Recovered After Mudslide In Tiruvannamalai, Rs 5 Lakh Ex-Gratia Announced
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Cyclone Fengal: 7 Bodies Recovered After Mudslide In Tiruvannamalai, Rs 5 Lakh Ex-Gratia Announced

ABP News  

As part of the havoc caused by torrential rains from Cyclone Fengal, seven people, including a family of four and three neighborhood children, lost their lives after a massive boulder rolled down a hilltop and buried their house in VOC Nagar, Tiruvannamalai, on December 1. #WATCH | Tamil Nadu: Visuals from Tiruvannamalai where 7 people, including 5 children, died when …

Family of 7 killed after landslide triggered by Cyclone Fengal hits Indian town
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Family of 7 killed after landslide triggered by Cyclone Fengal hits Indian town

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A family of seven lost their lives in Tiruvannamalai in the southern Indian state of …

Watch | Cyclone Fengal wrecks havoc in Tamil Nadu, flood water washes away vehicles
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Watch | Cyclone Fengal wrecks havoc in Tamil Nadu, flood water washes away vehicles

Firstpost  

Heavy rains after Cyclone Fengal landfall have resulted in flooding in several areas of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. “I reiterated my letter to the Hon’ble Prime Minister that the state government is dealing effectively with the disaster and relief assistance is being provided to the affected people, and to provide relief to the people of Tamil Nadu due to this …

Cyclone Fengal: Rahul Gandhi Calls On Congress Workers In Tamil Nadu To Help In Relief Efforts
Top News
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Cyclone Fengal: Rahul Gandhi Calls On Congress Workers In Tamil Nadu To Help In Relief Efforts

ABP News  

In the light of Cyclone Fengal wreaking a havoc in several parts of Tamil Nadu, Congress Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi urged party members to help the administration with the relief work. Taking to X, Rahul Gandhi said, "Devastating news of Cyclone Fengal in Tamil Nadu. "I urge all Congress workers in the state to step forward and help the …

Cyclone Fengal: 4 bodies recovered after 7 trapped in a house die in Tamil Nadu, ex-gratia announced
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Cyclone Fengal: 4 bodies recovered after 7 trapped in a house die in Tamil Nadu, ex-gratia announced

India TV News  

At least 4 bodies have been recovered after seven of one family died in Tamil Nadu after a large stone crushed their home due to Cyclone Fengal. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday said Cyclone Fengal had caused "unprecedented" devastation in the state and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to facilitate the release of Rs 2,000 crore …

Panic grips Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai as 7 die in landslides from Cyclone Fengal
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Panic grips Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai as 7 die in landslides from Cyclone Fengal

India Today  

Panic has gripped the residents near the lower slopes of Annamalaiyar Hill in Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu after heavy rains triggered multiple landslides, killing seven members of a family on Sunday evening. The first landslide occurred around 4 pm on Sunday at VOC Nagar 11th Street, where Rajkumar, his wife Meena, their two children, and three children of Rajkumar’s brother-in-law …

Tamil Nadu: Video shows mammoth mudslide gushing out in residential area in cyclone-hit Tiruvannamalai
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Tamil Nadu: Video shows mammoth mudslide gushing out in residential area in cyclone-hit Tiruvannamalai

India TV News  

A horrific video of a mudslide from Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai town in which a strong stream of water mixed with mud and debris gushing heavily down a stairway, creating panic among residents surfaced on social media. Cyclone Fengal leaves trail of destruction in Tamil Nadu Cyclone Fengal emerged as a Low-Pressure Area and caused unprecedented devastation across 14 districts of …

Another landslide hits Tamil Nadu; 4 bodies recovered
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Another landslide hits Tamil Nadu; 4 bodies recovered

Hindustan Times  

A landslide hit the Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu on Monday even as operations to rescue three members of a family after a mudslide flattened their house in the region on Sunday continued for the second straight day. On Monday, Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking aid, and highlighting that the cyclone has …

Cyclone Fengal: Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin writes to PM Modi, seeks ₹2,000 crore NDRF assistance
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Cyclone Fengal: Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin writes to PM Modi, seeks ₹2,000 crore NDRF assistance

Live Mint  

Cyclone Fengal: In view of the unprecedented devastation caused by flooding in the aftermath of Cyclone Fengal, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking assistance of ₹2,000 crore. Stalin stated that the cyclone affected 1.5 crore people in 14 districts of Tamil Nadu. Puducherry govt announces relief assistance ₹5,000 relief assistance has been …

Tamil Nadu: Floods Triggered By Cyclone Fengal Sweep Away Buses As Uthangarai Hit By Historic Rainfall — WATCH
3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: Floods Triggered By Cyclone Fengal Sweep Away Buses As Uthangarai Hit By Historic Rainfall — WATCH

ABP News  

Cyclone Fengal has caused widespread disruption in Tamil Nadu, with severe flooding sweeping away parked buses in Uthangarai, Krishnagiri district. The Parasaneri Lake in Uthangarai overflowed following heavy rains, leading to floodwaters rushing onto the Tirupathur-Uthangarai road and washing away several parked vehicles. #CycloneFengal #Tamilnadu #Floods #Krishnagiri pic.twitter.com/K8Jla22VUc — Chennai Weatherman December 2, 2024 Cyclone Fengal: Floods In Krishnagiri's Uthangarai, …

Cyclone Fengal: Buses submerged as floods hit Tamil Nadu, relief operations underway
3 weeks ago

Cyclone Fengal: Buses submerged as floods hit Tamil Nadu, relief operations underway

Hindustan Times  

Dramatic visuals from Tamil Nadu's Uthangiri bus station emerged where floodwaters have submerged buses and other vehicles in the aftermath of Cyclone Fengal, leaving them helplessly adrift. Cyclone Fengal made landfall, Tamil Nadu weather affected Cyclone Fengal, which crossed the North Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts on Saturday now weakened into a deep depression within the next, the India Meteorological …

Tamil Nadu: Another landslide hits Tiruvannamalai, hours after seven people were trapped amid heavy rainfall
3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: Another landslide hits Tiruvannamalai, hours after seven people were trapped amid heavy rainfall

Live Mint  

A second landslide hit Tiruvannamalai on Monday afternoon as Tamil Nadu continued to grapple with the aftereffects of Cyclone Fengal. Rescue operations in the area have hampered by heavy rainfall and the threat posed by another boulder that reportedly remains precariously balanced further uphill. Cyclone Fengal hit the Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast on Saturday night — causing severe flooding and heavy …

Search begins for seven trapped on Annamalaiyar Hill in Tamil Nadu
3 weeks ago

Search begins for seven trapped on Annamalaiyar Hill in Tamil Nadu

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruannamalai: Teams of NDRF personnel commenced clearing the mud over a building in which seven individuals were feared "trapped" in Annamalaiyar Hill area in the district on Monday. We will know the true picture through the rescue operation," Thiruvannamalai district Collector D Bhaskar Pandian said, after inspecting the affected house in VOC Nagar on the foothill. The collector told reporters …

Cyclone Fengal: TN battles rain fury; schools shut in Nilgiri, 7 trapped after mudslide
3 weeks ago

Cyclone Fengal: TN battles rain fury; schools shut in Nilgiri, 7 trapped after mudslide

Hindustan Times  

Parts of Tamil Nadu have been hit by heavy rain under the influence of Cyclone Felang, which made landfall on Saturday and is moving towards Kerala and Karnataka as a weakened storm. The heavy rain has led to school closure in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiri district and also a mudslide in Tiruvannamalai, where seven people are feared to be trapped below …

Tamil Nadu rains: 7 trapped after mudslide in Tiruvannamalai amid heavy rain
3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu rains: 7 trapped after mudslide in Tiruvannamalai amid heavy rain

Live Mint  

At least seven people are feared trapped inside a building after it collapsed due to a mudslide in Tiruvannamalai district on Sunday. According to the Press Trust of India, 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. The NDRF team began rescue …

Cyclone Fengal: Puducherry sees record rain, schools shut; Weakened storm heads to K'taka, Kerala | Key points
Top News
3 weeks ago

Cyclone Fengal: Puducherry sees record rain, schools shut; Weakened storm heads to K'taka, Kerala | Key points

Hindustan Times  

Cyclone Fengal weakened on Sunday, a day after making landfall near Puducherry, however, torrential rain under its influence pounded the union territory, which logged the highest rainfall in three decades, prompting the deployment of Army and the NDRF to evacuate stranded people from inundated streets. Schools and colleges in Puducherry were declared closed for Monday, December 2, as well with …

Schools to remain closed in parts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala amid heavy rainfall
3 weeks ago

Schools to remain closed in parts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala amid heavy rainfall

India TV News  

Cyclone Fengal has unleashed severe flooding across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, delivering a year’s worth of rainfall within just 36 hours. Cyclone Fengal, which made landfall on the coasts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Saturday, November 30, has caused widespread flooding in several areas, particularly in Cuddalore. Schools closed in Tamil Nadu In view of heavy rainfall and bad …

Three dead as cyclone Fengal triggers rains in Tiruvannamalai
3 weeks ago

Three dead as cyclone Fengal triggers rains in Tiruvannamalai

New Indian Express  

TIRUVANNAMALAI: Three people, including two children, died in separate incidents due to rains triggered by cyclone Fengal on Sunday. The continuous downpour flooded major roads in the district, including Mada Veeedi, Durgai Amman Kovil Street, and Gandhi Nagar, with neck-deep waters in some areas. The Kali Amman temple, located along the Tiruvannamalai Girivalam route, also saw knee-deep flooding. Tamil Nadu …

Cyclone Fengal: Dams overflow in Tamil Nadu city of Kanchipuram
Top News
3 weeks ago

Cyclone Fengal: Dams overflow in Tamil Nadu city of Kanchipuram

Op India  

Continuous heavy rainfall caused by Cyclone Fengal has led to overflowing dams in Kanchipuram, prompting the India Meteorological Department to issue an orange alert for the district on Sunday. Heavy rainfall has been recorded in several parts of Tamil Nadu since Saturday morning, with Cyclone Fengal causing widespread flooding. Meanwhile, several districts in Tamil Nadu continue to experience incessant rainfall …

Cyclone Fengal: NDRF rescues people from flooded Cuddalore using boats
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Cyclone Fengal: NDRF rescues people from flooded Cuddalore using boats

Hindustan Times  

Heavy rainfall in several Tamil Nadu districts followed Cyclone Fengal's landfall on November 30, with the situation severe in Cuddalore, where residential areas are flooded and disaster teams are using boats to rescue residents. Cuddalore: Disaster response force personnel remove uprooted trees from a road amid rain after landfall of Cyclone Fengal, in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu on Sunday. The India …

Three dead as rains lash south east India after Cyclone Fengal landfall
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Three dead as rains lash south east India after Cyclone Fengal landfall

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least three people were …

Cyclone Fengal LIVE updates: Several districts declare holiday for schools; cyclonic storm weakens into deep depression
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Cyclone Fengal LIVE updates: Several districts declare holiday for schools; cyclonic storm weakens into deep depression

The Hindu  

IMD predicts the cyclone Fengal, which has weakened to deep depression, will continue to movewest-northwestwards and weaken gradually into a Well Marked Low pressure area over north interior Tamil Nadu during the next 12 hours. Puducherry has declared holiday for all schools and colleges on Monday, says Education Minister A. Namachivayam. In the last 24 hours beginning 8:30 a.m. Saturday, …

Seven feared trapped in landslide at TN's Annamalaiyar Hill, rescue efforts in progress
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Seven feared trapped in landslide at TN's Annamalaiyar Hill, rescue efforts in progress

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANNAMALAI: At least seven persons, including five children, are feared trapped inside a house beneath a landslide near the lower slopes of the Annamalaiyar Hill in Tiruvannamalai district on Sunday. Officials said the trapped persons have been identified as Rajkumar, his wife Meena, their two children and his brother-in-law's three children. Efforts are under way to remove the debris, locate …

Cyclone Fengal landfall today, heavy rain in Chennai, red alert in Tamil Nadu
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Cyclone Fengal landfall today, heavy rain in Chennai, red alert in Tamil Nadu

India Today  

Cyclone Fengal is expected to make landfall near Puducherry today as heavy rain lashed the Union Territory and parts of neighbouring Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, before the cyclonic storm hits the coastal areas. The cyclone, which will bring heavy rain and strong winds, has prompted authorities in Puducherry and Tamil Nadu to close schools and colleges, stop public transport services …

Cyclone Fengal: Schools, colleges closed in Puducherry, parts of Tamil Nadu due to heavy rain forecast
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Cyclone Fengal: Schools, colleges closed in Puducherry, parts of Tamil Nadu due to heavy rain forecast

India TV News  

Cyclone Fengal: The India Meteorological Department on Wednesday said cyclonic storm will form soon and later weaken and reach the Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts as a deep depression by November 30 morning. The district authorities in Chennai, Chengalpet, Kancheepuram, and Tiruvallur also asked some schools to remain closed due to a depression in the Bay of Bengal likely intensifying into Cyclone …

Wayanad landslides: How a 40-day-old baby, her six-year-old brother survived
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: How a 40-day-old baby, her six-year-old brother survived

Hindustan Times  

A spark of hope emerged from the deadly Wayanad landslides in Kerala that took place on Tuesday, as a 40-day-old baby and her six-year-old brother survived the natural disaster which destroyed their home, reported Onmanorama. An aerial view of the damage caused by the Wayanad landslides, where people are being rescued by the armed forces Anara and Muhammed Hayan managed …

Monsoon mayhem: Over 20 killed as rains trigger landslides, flooding in parts of north India
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Monsoon mayhem: Over 20 killed as rains trigger landslides, flooding in parts of north India

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, More than 20 people were killed, homes washed away and hundreds left stranded as torrential rains triggered landslides and caused rivers to swell in parts of north India. Monsoon mayhem: Over 20 killed as rains trigger landslides, flooding in parts of north India Down south, the death toll in the devastating landslides in Kerala's Wayanad district climbed to …

Death toll from Kerala landslides rises above 165 as rescuers race to find survivors
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Death toll from Kerala landslides rises above 165 as rescuers race to find survivors

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Soldiers and rescuers are facing a race against time to find survivors in the hills …

Wayanad landslide victim recounts harrowing escape: ‘Couldn't open the door’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wayanad landslide victim recounts harrowing escape: ‘Couldn't open the door’

Hindustan Times  

At least 151 people have been killed and dozens are still missing in the devastating landslides that struck Wayanad district in Kerala early Tuesday morning. The catastrophe has left Wayanad –known for its picturesque tea estates crisscrossing the hilly countryside– in ruins, with many houses destroyed and trees uprooted. Recounted the harrowing night she experienced, a landslide victim told news …

Wayanad landslides: Death toll climbs to 158, schools, colleges shut; orange alert issued in Kerala. 10 points to know
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: Death toll climbs to 158, schools, colleges shut; orange alert issued in Kerala. 10 points to know

Live Mint  

Wayanad landslides: In Wayanad, two significant landslides occurred in the Mundakkai and Chooramala areas of Vellarimala village, located under the Meppadi Panchayat. Union Minister George Kurien took stock of the area where landslides occurred yesterday and met the victims at the relief camps. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, and all affected, in solidarity with first responders undertaking …

Major landslides in India- a timeline
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Major landslides in India- a timeline

The Hindu  

Massive landslides struck various hilly areas in Kerala’s Wayanad district early on July 30, 2024, leaving hundreds of people suspected to be trapped. This is one of the major landslides to occur in the 2024 monsoon season, with states like Karnataka, Mizoram, and Assam, also being affected. Earlier, a landslide occurred on National Highway 66 near Shirur in Ankola taluk …

Wayanad landslides: Rescue operations under way at Chooralmala in Kerala
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: Rescue operations under way at Chooralmala in Kerala

The Hindu  

Following massive landslides, rescue operations led by the National Disaster Response Force personnel, the police, Fire and Rescue services personnel and local people are under way at the Chooralmala area in Wayanad district of Kerala. Though the rescue operations have been intensified in the Chooralmala area, the Central forces are yet to start airlifting the victims trapped in the Mundakkai …

122 dead as landslides flatten Wayanad villages
4 months, 3 weeks ago

122 dead as landslides flatten Wayanad villages

The Hindu  

At least 122 persons were killed and 197 injured after multiple landslides flattened some three villages in Vythiri taluk of the hilly Wayanad district of Kerala early on July 30. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said an intense rescue effort involving State and Central forces was underway in Mundakkai, Chooralmala and Attamala localities. 37 bodies identified Mr. Vijayan said officials had …

Kerala: 45 killed, dozens still missing as massive landslides hit Wayanad | Latest updates
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala: 45 killed, dozens still missing as massive landslides hit Wayanad | Latest updates

Hindustan Times  

Wayanad landslides updates: At least 45 people have died after massive landslides struck various hilly areas near Meppadi in Kerala's Wayanad district early on Tuesday, July 30, leaving hundreds of people suspected to be trapped. “My thoughts are with all those who have lost their loved ones and prayers with those injured,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a post …

Landslides caused by heavy rains kill 93 and bury many others in southern India
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Landslides caused by heavy rains kill 93 and bury many others in southern India

LA Times  

Rescuers try to reach affected people after landslides hit hilly villages in Wayanad district, Kerala state, India, on Tuesday. Multiple landslides in southern India have killed 93 people and many others are feared trapped under the debris, officials said Tuesday, after torrential rains triggered torrents of mud and water that swept through tea estates and villages. The landslides hit hilly …

Nine people missing following landslide in Shirur
5 months, 1 week ago

Nine people missing following landslide in Shirur

Deccan Chronicle  

Karwar: A landslide in Shiroor of Ankola Taluk on Tuesday has left about nine people missing. Due to the risk of gas leakage from the tankers, officials have decided to relocate families living along the riverbank to safer areas. With heavy rains lashing Uttara Kannada district, the administration is emphasizing the need to move residents and livestock from the vicinity …

Karnataka: Seven persons, including 5 from same family feared killed in landslide in Uttara Kannada
5 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka: Seven persons, including 5 from same family feared killed in landslide in Uttara Kannada

India TV News  

A massive landslide occurred in Shirur in Karnataka's Uttara Kannada district on Tuesday in which seven persons, including a five-member family, were feared killed. Officials sources said, citing initial reports, said the family members, who were running a roadside petty shop on National Highway 66, were suspected to be trapped under mud and soil that plunged down a hill. The …

Landslide destroys several buildings in India’s Himachal Pradesh state
1 year, 3 months ago

Landslide destroys several buildings in India’s Himachal Pradesh state

Al Jazeera  

TV channels broadcast images of hillside buildings crashing down, along with trees and debris – the latest in a string of disasters in the Himalayas. No one was hurt in Thursday’s landslide in the Kullu region of Himachal Pradesh state as residents had been moved out of the area because it was deemed unsafe, officials said. “The administration had identified …

Tamil Nadu: Nine Including Four Children Die After Dilapidated House Collapses In Rains At Vellore
3 years, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu: Nine Including Four Children Die After Dilapidated House Collapses In Rains At Vellore

ABP News  

Chennai: Nine persons, including four children, died after the dilapidated home they were staying in collapsed on Aziziya Street in Pernambut of Vellore district on Friday. The incessant rains started lashing north Tamil Nadu and the neighbouring south Andhra Pradesh since a depression made landfall on Friday. According to a report on Hindustan Times, Vellore Collector P Kumaravel Pandian said, …

Landslide damages 6 houses in Maharashtra's Kalwa East
3 years, 4 months ago

Landslide damages 6 houses in Maharashtra's Kalwa East

India TV News  

Six houses got damaged due to a landslide at Ma Kali Chawl in Indira Nagar at Kalwa east, on Saturday evening. "Six houses got damaged due to a landslide at Ma Kali Chawl, Indira Nagar in Kalwa east. As a precautionary measure, residents of nearby houses shifted to a TMC School of Gholai Nagar with the help of the RDMC …

Kerala Landslides: Death Toll Rises to 26, Search On to Locate Missing Persons
4 years, 4 months ago

Kerala Landslides: Death Toll Rises to 26, Search On to Locate Missing Persons

News 18  

The death toll in the massive landslide that flattened a row of 20 houses of tea estate workers in the high range Idukki district of Kerala climbed to 26, as efforts were underway amid continuing rains to locate those missing. Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department has revised the red alert warnings and said Idukki, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad and Kannur will …

Massive rains trigger landslides in Karnataka\'s Kodagu district
4 years, 4 months ago

Massive rains trigger landslides in Karnataka\'s Kodagu district

Deccan Chronicle  

Mysuru: Heavy rains continued to create massive floods and landslides in Kodagu, affecting normal life and road connectivity on Friday too. Due to continuous rains and landslides, the NDRF team could not take up operations to trace five missing people who are suspected to be stuck under the debris of their house, which collapsed due to landslides on Thursday at …

Kerala Rains: 5 dead, 10 injured in landslide at Rajamalai in Idukki district
4 years, 4 months ago

Kerala Rains: 5 dead, 10 injured in landslide at Rajamalai in Idukki district

India TV News  

At least four persons are feared killed in a landslide at Rajamalai in Idukki district due to heavy rain for the past four days, an official said on Friday. The Kerala official said that details of the incident are awaited, with initial reports indicating four casualties. Mani, who hails from the district, said the landslide had occurred at a place …

Kerala: Death toll in Munnar landslide rises to 7, dozens feared trapped
4 years, 4 months ago

Kerala: Death toll in Munnar landslide rises to 7, dozens feared trapped

India Today  

At least seven persons were killed and dozens feared trapped in a major landslide at Rajamala near Munnar in Idukki district of Kerala on Friday. Following heavy rains and flooding, the tragic incident took place Rajamala area in Munnar after a major landslide hit a labour camp in which at least 80 tea estate workers are feared trapped. India Meteorological …

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