Officials have struggled to provide accurate casualty estimates since the disaster, leading to varying figures on the number of people affected, creating uncertainty regarding the exact toll.
The Tamil Nadu Disaster Rescue team rescued 10 people on Friday who were trapped due to a landslide in the Sengal Combai Tribal Settlement since Thursday evening, located in an interior forest area 20 km from Coonoor.
Nearly 24 hours after rocks and boulders fell on a vehicle following a landslide on the Kailash-Mansarovar route here, bodies of seven persons were pulled out of the debris.
Officials confirm the arrival of two NDRF teams at the site, expressing concern that the landslide has left at least 50 families trapped and fearing for their safety.
Three persons of a family were killed while two others were injured after their house collapsed due to heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla on Sunday, the police said.