The police said Suresh, 42, and Manjula, 38, were at their tin-roofed shop situated beneath a tamarind tree when heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning lashed the area around 6.10 p.m. on Sunday
Heavy rain lashed Omalur and surrounding areas through Sunday (May 24) night, resulting in severe waterlogging at the railway underpass near Enathi village at Semmandapatti
An American climber has died in an avalanche on Mount Makalu, officials said on Tuesday, as fatalities mount early in Nepal’s busy spring climbing season. Shelley Johannesen, 53, was killed on Monday while descending from the summit of the world’s fifth-highest peak, expedition organisers said, marking the season’s latest death. David Roubinek, a 38-year-old Czech climber, and three Nepali guides have died in the Himalayas so far this season. Johannesen, co-founder of US-based outfitter Dash...