19 persons killed in two days in rain related incidents in TN

November 11, 2015 14:33

As many as 19 persons had been killed in the last two days in various rain-related incidents including floods in Tamil Nadu, the government said today and announced a total relief of Rs 76 lakh to their families.

Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa condoled the death of the 19 persons, most of them from Cuddalore district, and announced a relief of Rs four lakh each to the next of kin of the victims.

"I have directed to pay a sum of Rs four lakh each to the families of persons who died in these unfortunate incidents from the Disaster Relief Fund," she said in a statement.

The maximum casualty of 16 persons was reported from Cuddalore, with 15 of them drowning in flood waters and one killed in wall collapse.

Jayalalithaa expressed her sympathies with the bereaved family members.

Meanwhile, one person, identified as Palaniappan (65) was killed in Tiruchengode in Namakkal district in a wall-collapse incident in the wee hours of today.

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