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Massive Landslide in Kerala Tea Estate, Many Workers Feared Trapped

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OB Bureau

Munnar: Many tea estate workers are feared trapped under soil at Munnar in Kerala’s Idukki district after torrential rains triggered a massive landslide early on Friday.

Initial reports said four bodies were recovered from the site and 10 people have been rescued. At least 80 people were reportedly staying in the tea estate.

A National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team has reached the area. As many as 20 houses of plantation workers were also been destroyed in the landslide,

According to local authorities, heavy rains for the past three days have snapped power lines in the area and this has affected communications links, news agency PTI reported.

OB Bureau

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