The India Meteorological Department issued a red alert for Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad and Wayanad districts for heavy to very heavy rainfall. Devikulam Sub-collector S Premkishan on Saturday said the search operations were called off in the evening because of the rain, The Times of India reported. Premkishan said three separate landslides had occurred in the hills early on Friday, according to The Times of India. “The workers might have been in deep sleep inside the layams.”Revenue Minister E Chandrasekharan was on Saturday overseeing the search and rescue operations, Bangalore Mirror reported. The state government has also requested the Indian Air Force for a helicopter to assist in the search operations.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 09, 2020 06:33 UTC