NEW DELHI (Reuters) – At least 10 people have been killed after multiple landslides in the hills of India’s southern state of Kerala on Tuesday, local media reported, with the weather department predicting heavy rain through the day.
Hundreds of people are likely to be trapped and as many 10 people have died, including a child, the Indian Express reported.
The India Meteorological Department has forecast extremely heavy rain in the state on Tuesday.
Relief efforts are ongoing, and two helicopters of the Indian Air Force have been mobilised, the Kerala chief minister’s office said in a statement.
(Reporting by Tanvi Mehta and Chris Thomas; Editing by Christopher Cushing and Raju Gopalakrishnan)
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