Fifteen people died after a compound wall collapsed and damaged three houses in Mettupalayam in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore district on Monday morning amid heavy rainfall, authorities stated. Nine bodies have been recovered so far, while rescue operations to help people trapped in the debris are underway. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall is likely to continue in parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

Fifteen people died after a compound wall collapsed and damaged three houses in Mettupalayam in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore district on Monday morning amid heavy rainfall, authorities stated. Nine bodies have been recovered so far, while rescue operations to help people trapped in the debris are underway. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall is likely to continue in parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.