Landslide, flash flood kill 3 in Kerala amid heavy rain alert - video
In a heartbreaking incident, a landslide in Kottakamboor, Kerala's Idukki district, has claimed three lives. The victims' bodies were located post a flash flood event. The India Meteorological Department has raised a rainfall alert for seven districts, including an orange alert for both Idukki and Kottayam. Concurrently, relentless heavy rainfall in Gangtok, Sikkim, has led to significant…
A landslide in Kottakamboor, Vattavada, Idukki, claimed two lives and critically injured a third person on Sunday evening. The victims, identified as Balakrishnan and Chinnu, were cleaning garlic near a house when the disaster struck around 5pm. Balakrishnan's wife survived with injuries. The other injured individual was airlifted to Adimali Taluk Hospital.
Devikulam MLA F Raja explained that the trio had taken shelter in a shed during heavy rain when the landslide occurred, burying the structure under mud and debris. The deceased were transported to Munnar for post-mortem examinations and formalities, scheduled for Monday.
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