A flash flood struck around 200 people on a picnic to a waterfall in a hilly area near, but they escaped by showing presence of mind by forming a human chain Tuesday, police said.
Around 10 people sustained minor injuries in the confusion, they said.
Being a holiday, a large number people visited the Anaivari waterfall in the Kalvarayan Hills near Athuru.
Around 200 people were enjoying a bath under the waterfall when suddenly there was a gush of water from the top, catching them unaware. Shocked by the flash floods, the tourists started screaming.
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As the swirling waters rose to knee level, they, however, managed to hold their hands together and formed a human chain to avoid being swept away, police said.
Some people held on to stones and boulders, till the flow of water receded.
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