As the heavy rains continued on Wednesday also, Orange alert was sounded in 12 of the 14 districts of the state for the day.
Several states of the country are battling grim flood situations that have affected lakhs of people and have also resulted in loss of life and property.
The incident is said to have occurred in the wee hours when a huge mound of earth fell on the 'row houses' and two children and five women were among the deceased, most of whom were plantation workers from neighbouring Tamil Nadu.
The way to enjoy Munnar in the monsoons is to make peace with the rains, says Geetanjali Krishna.
