Seven people, including five children, lost their lives in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvannamalai when a large rock crashed into their house due to continuous rainfall caused by Cyclone Fengal on Monday.
The Kerala government's recent directive to restrict the scientific community from discussing or investigating the devastating landslide in Wayanad district was later withdrawn due to widespread condemnation from academics and environmentalists.
At least 156 bodies have been recovered while 250 persons have sustained injuries after a series of landslides struck the hilly areas near Meppadi in Kerala’s Wayanad district.
At least 84 people were killed, while several others are missing after massive landslides struck the hilly areas near Meppadi in Kerala’s Wayanad district on Tuesday morning, authorities told Maktoob.
Massive landslides at Chooralmala near Mepadi in the Wayanad district of Kerala during the wee hours of July 30 buried a large area under debris, sparking fear that several people might have gone missing.
More than 100 people have been buried alive in two horrific landslides in southern Ethiopia as a result of torrential rains, government officials stated,...