Hopes of finding more survivors in the mud and debris wane after landslides in India kill 194
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Wayanad, India: Hopes of finding more than 180 missing people alive waned as rescue workers searched through mud and debris for a third day Thursday a...
Wayanad, India: Hopes of finding more than 180 missing people alive waned as rescue workers searched through mud and debris for a third day Thursday after landslides set off by torrential rains killed at least 194 people in southern India.
The rescue work was challenging in a forested, hilly area while more rain fell, said PM Manoj, a spokesperson for Kerala state’s top elected official.
Nearly 40 bodies were found some 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the area in Wayanad district where the main landslides occurred, after being swept along the Chaliyar River.
Torrents of mud and water swept through tea estates and villages in hilly areas in the district early Tuesday.
They flattened houses and destroyed bridges, and rescuers had to pull out people stuck under mud and debris.
