Coimbatore: At least nine persons, including four women, were killed when a wall collapsed on four houses due to heavy downpour in Tamil Nadu's Mettupalayam on Monday, police said.
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There were 12 persons in the houses when a private compound wall, totally wet due to heavy rains, fell on them, police said.
Coimbatore District: #TamilNadu Government announces compensation of Rs 4 lakhs each to families of those who have lost their lives in wall collapse in Mettupalayam. #Tamilnadurains https://t.co/pc73gJU5De
— ANI (@ANI) December 2, 2019
Rescue personnel have retrieved nine bodies, police said. (PTI)
