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.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) Chennai on Saturday issued a thunderstorm warning for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry for the next three hours from 7 am in the morning.
A group of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) Scheduled Caste wing members burnt an effigy of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Khusbu Sundar who has been facing the heat for her 'Cheri language' remark.
Five wild elephants entered the agricultural lands in the Aranmanai Pallam area in the Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu on Friday and damaged various standing crops.
Ten places on the Coonoor-Mettupalayam National Highway and the Kothagiri-Mettupalayam Highway in Nilgiris district, which were hit by landslides and mudslides, were cleared of debris on Friday.
Light to moderate rains are expected to continue across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal area on Friday.
According to the Indian Meteorological department, thunderstorm and lightning at one or two areas of Tamil Nadu is also expected.
The Tamil Nadu Forest Department warned people of more than 10 villages to be alert after more than 30 wild elephants entered the Nokkanur Forest of Denkanikottai Forest Reserve near Hosur in the state.