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Rescuers on their second day of mission following Tuesday’s landslides cross a river at Chooralmala, Wayanad district, Kerala state, India, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Rescuers search through mud and debris as deaths rise to 166 in landslides in southern India

More than a thousand rescue workers are searching for a second day through the debris from multiple landslides that have killed at least 166 people in southern India

By ASHOK SHARMA
Published - Jul 31, 2024, 12:47 PM ET
Last Updated - Jul 31, 2024, 12:47 PM EDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — More than a thousand rescue workers searched through mud and debris for a second day Wednesday after multiple landslides set off by torrential rains killed at least 166 people in southern India, police said.

Torrents of mud and water had swept through tea estates and villages and rescuers were pulling out people stuck under mud and debris as light to heavy rain hampered their efforts.

"This is one of the worst natural calamities Kerala state has ever witnessed," said the state's top elected official, Pinarayi Vijayan.

The landslides that hit hilly areas in Wayanad district early on Tuesday also injured 186 people, flattened houses, uprooted trees and destroyed bridges, said police officer Aijaz, who uses one name.

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