Monday, November 28 2005 16:05 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha today (Nov 28,2005) condoled deaths of nearly 273 people in Tamil Nadu due to incessant rains.

Besides, 123 people are reported to have been killed in two incidents of buses which were washed away in flash floods, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee said.

"The House expresses its deep sense of sorrow over loss of lives in these calamities and joins the people of Tamil Nadu in their hour of grief," he said.

The House congratulated industrialist Vijaypat Singhania on setting a world record, when in his hot-air balloon, he soared up to the altitude of 69,852 feet over Ulhasnagar in Maharashtra.

"I am sure this remarkable feet would enthuse the youth to emulate the indomitable spirit of adventure shown by Singhania," Chatterjee said.