India searches for survivors after landslides kill more than 150 in Kerala
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What to Know About the Deadly Landslides in Southern India
Earlier this week, multiple landslides hit the Wayanad district of India’s Kerala State, killing more than 126 people and injuring hundreds of others. The landslides were caused by torrential rains that lasted for days, uprooting trees, burying villages, and cutting off roads and communication lines. State officials described it as one of the worst natural disasters Kerala has ever witnessed.
Kerala landslides death toll hits 151, many missing as rain hampers rescue
Hundreds of rescue workers search through mud and debris for a second day after multiple landslides hit a hilly district in India’s southern state.
Rescuers search through mud and debris as deaths rise to 151 in landslides in southern India
NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of rescue workers searched through mud and debris Wednesday from multiple landslides that have killed at least 151 people in southern India, police said.
India landslides death toll passes 150 as rescuers search through mud, debris for many missing
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.
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