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Rescuers search for 5 missing people after a deadly landslide in India’s Kerala state
Heavy rain and excavated soil are being blamed as rescue teams search for missing workers and treat seven injured, officials said.
- On Tuesday, a landslide struck the Kalladi tunnel worksite near Meppady in Kerala's Wayanad district, injuring 5 people and triggering urgent rescue operations at the construction site.
- Heavy rain totaling 265 mm fell in 24 hours prior to the landslide, halting work on the Anakkompoyil-Meppadi tunnel project, which aims to improve connectivity between Malappuram and Wayanad districts.
- Local residents successfully pulled three people to safety from the debris before emergency responders arrived; the National Disaster Response Force , police, and Fire and Rescue Services continue searching for others.
- Minister T Siddique and the Wayanad District Collector are overseeing rescue efforts and assessing nearby houses and homestays to determine whether more individuals remain trapped beneath the debris.
- This incident revives memories of the devastating July 2024 landslides in the Meppadi region, which killed more than 400 people and destroyed entire settlements, marking one of Kerala's deadliest disasters.
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Rescuers search for 5 missing people after a deadly landslide in India's Kerala state
Rescue teams in the southern Indian state of Kerala are racing to find five people still missing a day after heavy monsoon rains caused a deadly landslide.
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Wayanad landslide: Search continues for five missing
Wayanad: A day after a landslide at the tunnel road construction site in this hill district claimed three lives, extensive search operations are ongoing to find five people who are still missing following the incident, police said on Wednesday, July 8. Wayanad SP Devamanohar told reporters that a case of unnatural death has been registered in connection with the landslide, and an investigation has been launched. Cadaver dogs, fire, NDRF teams de…
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