At least 13 bodies have been recovered from the landslide hit #Munnar's #Rajamala Pettimudi Estate, 16 people said to be rescued& 66 reportedly still missing, as of 4pm.
Meanwhile, 4 districts issued red alert. Evacuation begins in places that are on an edge. #KeralaRains
Meanwhile, 4 districts issued red alert. Evacuation begins in places that are on an edge. #KeralaRains
Received from a news group. Locals at the forefront of rescue ops.
A resident describes the night before the landslide struck. There were 30 houses and 70 people, he says. (Video received from a journo group)
Tamil migrants in Munnar's tea estates were already one of the lowest paid, most disadvantaged, class of labourers in #Kerala. Like the 2019 landslides, another instant where a rain-related calamity has harmed the poorest of the poor. We need a way to take care of their safety. 
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