Monsoon Rains Trigger Tea Plantation Landslide in India, Killing at Least 43 People

At least 43 people, including three children, have died with dozens more feared buried after torrential rains triggered a landslide in southwestern India.
Monsoon Rains Trigger Tea Plantation Landslide in India, Killing at Least 43 People
Rescue workers search for missing people at a landslide site caused by heavy rains in Pettimudy, in Kerala state, on Aug. 8, 2020. STR/AFP via Getty Images
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At least 43 people, including three children, have died with dozens more feared buried after torrential rains triggered a landslide in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala.

The landslide swept into a settlement housing workers on a tea plantation in Idukki district late Thursday, when most residents were sleeping. Dozens of houses were destroyed and 11 injured people were taken to local hospitals.