2 Killed After Getting Hit By Lightning Amid Heavy Rains In Tamil Nadu

Earlier, a 17-year-old boy was swept away in flash floods at the Courtrallam waterfalls in Tenkasi district. Another man died in a roof collapse in Madurai. So far, damage to seven huts and 14 cattle have been reported.

Two people died after getting struck by lightning in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi and Salem districts amid heavy rains, taking the total number of rain-related deaths this monsoon season to four in the state.

Earlier, a 17-year-old boy was swept away in flash floods at the Courtrallam waterfalls in Tenkasi district. Another man died in a roof collapse in Madurai. So far, damage to seven huts and 14 cattle have been reported.

Heavy rains pounded several districts in the south, west and delta regions. Kamudhi in Ramanathapuram district received 12.44 cm of rain, while Tallakulam in Madurai received 10.8 cm of rain, and Pullambadi in Trichy received 9.8 cm of rain.