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| November 10, 2009 | Tourists told not to travel to rain-hit Tamil Nadu; 42 dead | | Chennai: A major landslide, triggered by seasonal torrential rain, has killed at least 42 people in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiri district. "In this heavy rain and flash flood nine people got trapped in the debris and five people of one family died due to this landslide. We have not witnessed such
heavy rain so far and this is first time such landslide took place," said Pradeep,
a local resident. According to official sources, about 14 bodies were recovered
from debris on Monday and the rest were found on Tuesday. Injured people have been
hospitalised. "Due to heavy rain for the past two days, we are engaged in the
rescue operation in Keti village. In this flash flood, over five people had been
washed away in this Keti area alone and we have rescued two people whereas the
search and rescue operation is on in other areas of Nilgiri district as well,"
said Subramaniam, a fire officer. The death toll might rise further as the rescue
operation is still going on. Transportation in the state has also been affected
severely due to landslides. Tourists have been advised not to travel to Ooty,
a famous tourist destination. The heavy rains continued in Tamil Nadu for the sixth day
consistently, with the regional meteorological department predicting that the heavy rains will
not stop even for the next 24 hours. The low-pressure formed in Arabian Sea has intensified,
thus leading to more rainfall in the next 24 hours. "Yesterday's deep depression over
Arabian sea moved northwards and intensified into deep depression and less tread
over west of Mangalore. This system may intensify further and move towards north-east
direction and may cross Konkan and the south Gujarat coast by the 12th morning,"
said K Kulandaivelu, Director of Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai. Several
low-lying parts of Tamil Nadu have drowned in water owing to continuous rainfall
since Wednesday. Keti in Nilagiri district in Tamil Nadu has recorded a maximum
of 82 cm rainfall. According to Kulandaivelu, the monsoon over Tamil Nadu may
be widespread and chances are that some places might face heavy rainfall. He also
warned that Chennai might face one or two spells of thunder showers in the coming
24 hours. Waterlogging on roads in Chennai has led to disruption in vehicular
movement, causing great inconvenience to commuters. "For the four last days heavy
rain is pouring, roads are blocked with water and the traffic is heavy, our essential
work is disrupted," said Mathuraj, a local resident. | |
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