Kerala landslides: Death toll rises to 151, search on for missing
Kerala state, with at least 151 people dead and many still missing.
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Heavy rain in one of India's most attractive tourist destinations collapsed hillsides and triggered torrents of mud, water and tumbling boulders in the worst disaster in the state since deadly floods in 2018.
Most of the 350 families living in the area surrounded by tea and cardamom estates were caught unaware by the landslides early on Tuesday morning.
At least 151 people died and 187 were still missing, the state chief minister's spokesman, P.M. Manoj, told Reuters by phone.
Relief and rescue operations are underway in Wayanad's Chooralmala after a landslide broke out yesterday.
The massive landslide wreaked havoc in the region as houses and roads were damaged, trees uprooted and water bodies swelled, hindering rescue operations.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, the national flag is at half-mast at the Kerala Legislative Assembly as a two-day mourning period is observed in the state following the Wayanad landslide that claimed 143 lives.
On Tuesday, Union Minister George Kurian reached Wayanad to take stock of ongoing relief operations, where he interacted with senior officials of the NDRF, CRPF and Army officials. He also visited a relief camp at Kalpetta at 11 pm.
«Reached Wayanad hit by a massive landslide and took stock of relief ops. Interacted with senior
