15 killed as wall collapses in Tamil Nadu village following heavy rain

Coimbatore, December 2

In a major rain-related incident in Tamil Nadu, at least 15 people, including 10 women, were killed when a wall collapsed on a row of houses in a village near here on Monday, police said.

The 15-foot-tall private compound wall, totally wet due to heavy rains lashing the area for the past few days, fell on the adjoining tiled-roof houses at Nadur village, over 50 km from here, around 5 am, burying alive the inmates who were in their sleep.

The Fire and Rescue services personnel with the help of locals and police retrieved the bodies from the debris and the operations were continuing, police said.

Chief Minister K Palaniswami said 15 people, including two minors, were killed in the early morning incident.

In a statement in Chennai, he condoled the death of the 15 and announced a relief of Rs 4 lakh each to their families from the State Disaster Relief Fund. PTI