Boy, 17, Dies After Flash Floods Hit Waterfall In Tamil Nadu's Tenkasi

The tragedy struck when hundreds of people taking baths were struck off guard by flash floods at the waterfall amid heavy rain forecast by the weather office.

A seventeen-year-old boy died after flash floods hit the Courtrallam waterfalls in the Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu. The tragedy struck when hundreds of people taking baths were struck off guard by flash floods at the waterfall amid heavy rain forecast by the weather office.

Videos now viral on social media show panic-struck people, including children, running from the waterfalls as the flash flood chased. 

The boy, Ashwin, was found trapped in boulders. Officials said heavy rains on the hills caused a sudden surge in the flow.