KOCHI - A landslide caused by torrential rains killed at least 15 tea garden workers in the southern Indian state of Kerala on Friday , and rescue workers were searching for more than 50 people thought to be trapped under soil and debris, officials said.
The landslide hit in the early hours as workers slept, in Idukki district, district collector H Dineshan told Reuters."One team of National Disaster Relief Force have reached the site. Helicopters cannot be deployed as the climate is very misty," he added. Nearly 20cm of rain fell on Thursday in Idukki district, according to data compiled by state-run weather department. Idukki is about 240km north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram.
"The area has received heavy rains over the last two days and the landslides occurred after midnight. Those affected are mostly tea workers who were sleeping," said S Sureshkumar, the district's additional superintendent of police.Hundreds were killed, many of them from Idukki district.
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