Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena on Tuesday said that 10 persons had reportedly died in the unprecedented rains and consequent flooding in Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari and Tenkasi districts.
A total of 26 buffaloes, 297 goats, 110 calves and 29,500 chickens had also died, he said.
Addressing the media in Chennai, Mr. Meena said seven persons had died in Tirunelveli and three in Thoothukudi. “Three persons died in a wall collapse, two died of electrocution, three others died in floods and one drowned. One person died of natural causes,” he said.
