Due to extremely heavy rainfall, the Villupuram district in north Tamil Nadu continued to reel under unprecedented flooding. The access to villages and residential colonies are blocked as bridges and roads were submerged.
In certain areas like Arasur in Villupuram district, people confronted with depleted essential commodities, resorted to a sudden agitation demanding the essentials.
The Tamil Nadu government said the cyclone caused unprecedented devastation in 14 districts, extensively damaging roads, electricity lines and caused heavy inundation. The “catastrophic event” resulted in the loss of 12 human lives, 2,416 huts, 721 houses and 963 cattle. The state government said widespread damage was caused to agriculture and horticulture crop and irrigation systems.
In Tiruvannamalai, five children among seven people died after a house crushed by a boulder that rolled down a hilltop following a mud slip on the night of December 1 during rains.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi termed “devastating” the damage caused by the cyclone and urged Congress workers in the state to help the administration in relief efforts wherever possible.
“Devastating news of Cyclone Fengal in Tamil Nadu. My heartfelt condolences to those who have lost loved ones during this tragedy. My thoughts are also with those whose homes and property have been damaged,” Gandhi said on X.
“I urge all Congress workers in the state to step forward and help the administration in relief efforts wherever possible,” Gandhi said.
With inputs from PTI
