India news: Several trapped after deadly Kerala landslide
Skip next section Landslide at tunnel site in Wayanad, Kerala turns deadly 07/07/2026 July 7, 2026 Landslide at tunnel site in Wayanad, Kerala turns deadly
Skip next section Landslide at tunnel site in Wayanad, Kerala turns deadly 07/07/2026 July 7, 2026 Landslide at tunnel site in Wayanad, Kerala turns deadly One person was killed, and at least seven injured after a landslide in the southern state of Kerala's Wayanad district on Tuesday, media reports said.
According to Chief Minister VD Satheeshan, the landslide occurred near the Meenakshi Bridge at Kalladi in Wayanad. Satheeshan held an emergency meeting in the wake of the accident. "Directions have been issued to coordinate rescue operations without delay," the chief minister posed on X. "Revenue Minister AP Anil Kumar and Agriculture Minister T Siddique have been directed to proceed to Wayanad immediately." Agriculture Minister T Siddique at the site said it was "not a natural landslide," calling the disaster "man-made...
due to an unscientific way of accumulating mud there." Officials said more than 10 people may be trapped under the debris, news channel NDTV reported. Media reports said there was work underway on a tunnel road project at the site of the landslide with the region seeing incessant rain over the past 24 hours.
Local residents rescued at least three people from the site, media reports said.
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