Death toll from a landslide triggered by heavy rains in India's Idduki district climbs to 43
Rescue workers search for missing people at a landslide site caused by heavy rains in Pettimudy, in Kerala state, on August 8, 2020.
At least 43 bodies have been recovered after a massive landslide triggered by monsoon rains swept away dozens of tea estate workers in southwestern India. The landslide in Idukki district, around 250 kilometres from Kerala state's capital Thiruvananthapuram, occurred on Friday but the ongoing search and rescue efforts have been hampered by torrential downpours.Twenty-six of the bodies were recovered on Friday night, a police official said earlier on Sunday. READ MORE:The death toll of the landslide in Pettimudi has risen to 43. Despite inclement weather and harsh conditions, the search for those who went missing is progressing.
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