At least 93 people were killed in landslides that swept through tea estates and villages in Kerala, southern India, on Tuesday, according to local media. The slides were caused by heavy rain, which collapsed hillsides and sent boulders, mud, and water cascading down them in torrents. In Kerala’s Wayanad district, one of the most popular tourist destinations in India, the hillsides collapsed after midnight on Monday due to heavy rains. Tea estate workers and their families, who were sleeping in temporary shelters, made up the majority of the victims.
Television footage showed boulders strewn across the hillsides, muddy water gushing through, and rescue workers scuttling through uprooted trees and flattened tin structures. Troops with stretchers and other rescue gear were being hauled across a stream to save lives. TV images showed a man who had been trapped in chest-high mud for hours, unable to free himself until rescue personnel eventually arrived.
According to local Asianet TV, the landslides claimed the lives of at least 93 people and left 100 families stranded. The affected region was home to about 350 families, the majority of whom worked on tea and cardamom estates. According to state officials, 250 people have been rescued thus far. According to a statement from the chief minister’s office, army engineers were sent to assist in the construction of a new bridge after the one that connected the impacted area to the closest town of Chooralmala was destroyed.
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