Death toll from landslides in India’s Kerala state rises to 166
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi from Environment | The Guardian on (#6PMQM)
Almost 200 people still missing after heavy rains and access problems hamper second day of rescue operation
The death toll from a series of landslides in Kerala has risen to 166 and almost 200 people are still missing as the southern Indian state reels from one of its worst disasters in years.
Hundreds of homes were swept away and crushed by two huge consecutive landslides in the hilly district of Wayanad in the middle of the night on Tuesday.
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