Thiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu), Dec 2 (PTI) Five bodies, trapped in a house buried under mud and rocks, following torrential rain on December 1, were recovered from Annamalaiyar Hill following a hectic search since Monday morning.

The rescuers which included several teams from the NDRF, police, and fire service personnel recovered the body of a child on Monday evening and following this four other bodies were located and recovered, police said.

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The hill area was rocked by four mud slips since the night of December 1 owing to the impact of Cyclone Fengal.

The bodies have been sent to the government hospital, police said and added that the body of a woman was among those recovered.

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Locals in the VOC Nagar on the foothill have told the authorities that a couple, their two kids besides three other children were trapped in the house that crashed after a boulder rolled down following a mud slip on the night of December 1.

A hunt is on to search for two more people.

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