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Four found alive days after deadly India landslides

Mundakkai, India Reuters Four people were rescued from a house in India’s Kerala state on Friday, three days after devastating landslides, as search operations accelerated with the construction of a key bridge that helped transport heavy equipment to the affected area. Heavy rain in the southern coastal state of Kerala, one of India’s most popular […]

Indian soldiers building metal bridge to marooned area in Kerala landslides

Chooralmala, India Reuters Indian soldiers rushed to complete construction of a metal bridge on Thursday to connect the worst affected area in the Kerala landslides as the search continued for survivors and bodies after the disaster that has killed at least 189 people. Heavy rain in the southern coastal state of Kerala, one of India’s […]

Hundreds rescued after India landslides that killed 151, many missing

Choorlamala, India Reuters Nearly 1,000 people have been rescued after landslides in the hills of Wayanad district in India’s Kerala state, authorities said on Wednesday, with at least 151 people dead and many still missing.  Heavy rain in one of India’s most attractive tourist destinations collapsed hillsides early on Tuesday sending torrents of mud, water […]