Torrential rains in India, at least 25 dead from floods and landslides

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October 18, 2021 At least 25 people died from landslides and floods due to torrential rains that hit southwest India. Local authorities have announced this, while rescuers continue to search for possible survivors. In the state of Kerala, many residents remained in the dark and isolated due to the pouring rains last Friday that swelled the waterways and flooded the streets.

There are currently 11 lifeless bodies recovered in the district of Idukki, another 14 in the district of Kottayam. Thousands of people have been evacuated and at least 100 camps have been set up, the head of the Kerala government, Pinarayi Vijayan, said in these hours.

Both the army, navy and air force participate in the rescue operations. It is not yet possible to make an estimate of the missing and the desperation of the residents is all in the words of the people interviewed in the reports broadcast on TV who chronicle the landslides, the collapses and the hills completely swallowed in the mud.

"The hill has collapsed not far from us. There is a lot of damage, and victims. Our house has disappeared. People have disappeared," said a resident of the city of Koottickal in a television report. In a video shared on social networks, cars and buses are seen submerged in mud and water.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences via twitter and assured that the authorities will do whatever it takes to help the affected populations.

According to forecasts, meanwhile, the torrential rains should subside by tomorrow, in northern India, however, heavy rains are also expected for the next two or three days.

It is saddening that some people have lost their lives due to heavy rains and landslides in Kerala.

Condolences to the bereaved families.

- Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 17, 2021