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Death toll rises to 300 in India's multiple landslides

Published : 02 Aug 2024, 20:03

  DF News Desk
Rescuers work at a landslide devastated area in India's southern state of Kerala, Aug.1, 2024. Photo: UNI/Handout via Xinhua.

The death toll in the landslide-affected region in India has risen to 300, according to India's official broadcaster All India Radio, reported Xinhua.

On Friday, four people were rescued by army personnel in the Padavettikunnu area three days after devastating landslides.

On Tuesday, multiple landslides hit the southern Indian state of Kerala's Wayanad district, causing large-scale destruction to life and property.

A full-scale rescue and relief operation is underway in the affected area to help survivors, trace the missing and pull out bodies from the debris.