Cyclone Fengal floods and Tiruvannamalai landslide (2024): Deaths and Ex Gratia Relief
Cyclone Fengal made landfall near Puducherry and flooded northern Tamil Nadu; a landslide on the Annamalaiyar hill in Tiruvannamalai killed seven members of one family. Toll shown is for Tamil Nadu as of 4 December 2024.
What happened
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Date | 1 Dec 2024 |
| Place | Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu |
| Kind | Natural disaster: Cyclone |
| Deaths | 16 |
| Injured | Not on record |
Ex gratia relief announced
| Paying government | Per death | Injury relief | Sanctioned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government of Tamil Nadu (State) Rs 10,000 for each damaged house was also announced. | Rs 5 lakh | - | Rs 0.80 crore |
Total sanctioned: Rs 0.80 crore. Reported as paid: No payment figure has been made public yet.
Sources
Other relief records in Tamil Nadu
Disaster and accident relief register · SDRF and NDRF relief norms
Sanctioned amount = announced rate x reported victims. Injury relief is counted only where the number of injured is on record. Payments by companies and parties are not included.