Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin on Thursday expressed anguish over the death of two lorry drivers from the state who were killed in a landslide and flood in Karnataka's Ankola taluk recently.

He also announced Rs three lakh each to the families of lorry drivers Chinnannan and Murugan, hailing from villages in Namakkal and Krishnagiri districts, respectively.

In a statement here, the CM said the two persons were killed in a landslide and flood triggered by heavy rains in Ankola taluk in Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka on July 16.

(With PTI inputs)