Two women devotees from Chennai were washed away in a flash flood due to heavy rain on Tuesday, when they were climbing down the Parvathamalai hillock at Thenmadimangalam village near Kalasapakkam town in Tiruvannamalai district.
The deceased were identified as R. Sangatamil, 36, of Vadapalani and M. Indira, 58, of Thiruverukadu. Initial inquiry revealed that they were part of an 18-member group from Velappanchavadi village near Thiruverkadu in Chennai, which was visiting the Lord Mallikarjuna temple on the hillock.
