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Landslide death toll in India's Kerala jumps to at least 41

Rescue workers help residents move to a safer location after multiple landslides in India's southern state of Kerala on Monday. | REUTERS

by CHRIS THOMAS AND MUNSIF VENGATTIL
July 30, 2024


THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA – At least 41 people were killed and scores injured after landslides in the hills of India's southern Kerala state, local media reported, with rescue operations obstructed after a main bridge collapsed in the region.

Over 70 people were injured, state Health Minister Veena George said, and the Indian Express reported that many people are likely to have been washed away in the Chaliyar river.

"The situation is serious. The government has pressed all agencies into rescue," state Forest Minister A K Saseendran said after the landslides in the Wayanad district of the state.