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**Headline: Heavy Rains Lash Nilgiris, Prompting Evacuations and Relief Efforts**

**Udhagamandalam, India – May 27, 2025** – Torrential rains have battered the Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu for the past three days, causing significant damage and prompting the evacuation of hundreds of residents. A total of 17 houses were damaged due to the intense weather. Nilgiris Lok Sabha MP A. Raja reported that 275 people have been evacuated from their homes and relocated to temporary relief shelters.

Mr. Raja, along with Minister for Information and Publicity M.P. Saminathan, and Coonoor MLA and Chief Government Whip K. Ramachandran, toured the affected areas on Tuesday, including landslip-prone zones in Ithalar and Bembatty. They visited the relief shelters to distribute blankets and essential relief materials.

Government agencies are working to restore essential services such as water and electricity. State and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel are already on the ground in the Nilgiris, with additional teams stationed nearby in Mettupalayam and Tiruppur ready to deploy if needed.

The district recorded an average rainfall of 55 mm till Tuesday morning. Due to the continued inclement weather, the Forest Department has announced the closure of several popular tourist destinations, including Lambs Rock, Dolphin’s Nose, Doddabetta Peak, Catherine Falls, Pine Forest, Eight Mile, Ninth Mile Shooting Spot, Pykara boat house, Cairn Hill, and Avalanche, until further notice.

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