Four found alive days after deadly India landslidesReuters, CHOORALMALA, IndiaFour people were rescued from a house in India’s Kerala state yesterday, three days after devastating landslides, as search operations accelerated after the building of a key bridge that helped transport heavy equipment to the affected area. The disaster, the worst in Kerala since deadly floods in 2018, has led to the death of 195 people, with nearly 200 still missing, authorities said. A member of the National Disaster Response Force, front right, evacuates stranded pilgrims from Kedarnath, India, yesterday. Two men and two women were found alive by the army in a marooned, remote area yesterday, said V.T. Experts said the area had received heavy rain in the past two weeks that softened the soil before extremely heavy rainfall on Monday triggered the landslides.
