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India: At least 24 dead, 70 injured after landslides in India’s Kerala

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India - July 30, 2024

At least 24 people have died and around 70 injured following landslides due to intense rains and floods in the southern Indian state of Kerala, which is on red alert for heavy rainfall amid ongoing rescue operations.

“We have received some 24 bodies in different hospitals,” Kerala’s Health Minister Veena George told Indian news agency ANI, adding that around 70 people had been injured in the incident.

“We are trying every possible way to rescue our people,” she added.

George said that rescue operations were underway and the authorities were exploring all possibilities to rescue those trapped alive.

A massive landslide occurred early Tuesday in the mountainous district of Wayanad, burying many houses and destroying a bridge.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday declared a red alert for rain in Wayanad, as well as in other neighboring areas such as Kozhikode, warning of rainfall of up to 204 millimeters in just 24 hours.

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