Mudslide in India has killed eighty-nine and trapped dozens after heavy rains triggered massive landslides in Kerala, southern India.
Heavy rains and the collapse of a crucial bridge have hampered rescue operations.
Helicopters were mobilized to help with rescue efforts and the Indian Army was roped in to build a temporary bridge after landslides destroyed a main bridge that linked the affected area, Al Jazeera reported.
“We are trying every way to rescue our people,” state Health Minister Veena George said.
Rescue crews were struggling through mud to search for survivors and carry bodies on stretchers out of the area.
They also helped residents to move to a safer place, at a landslide site after multiple landslides early Tuesday in the hills, in Wayanad, in the southern state of Kerala.
Local hospitals are treating at least 129 injured, and around 250 people have been rescued and shifted to rescue camps so far.
The landslides have hit several areas in the district, including Mundakkai, Attamala, Chooralmala and Kunhome.
Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, said on X, “My thoughts are with all those who have lost their loved ones and prayers with those injured.
Families of victims would be given a compensation payment of USD2, 400, he added.