Photos: Landslides after heavy rainfall in Kerala's Idukki district in India
Gulf News readers Robin George and Shanil KJ sent us these pictures from Idukki
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Kerala's Idukki district saw landslides after heavy rainfall, this weekend.
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On Friday, at least 18 persons were killed after a river of mud and debris washed over lines of settlements of tea plantation workers near the popular hill station of Munnar.
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The remoteness of the area, broken power and communication lines, heavy fog and uninterrupted rainfall are all seen as factors impacting effective relief operations at the landslide site.
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A vehicle tries to cross a heavily flooded route
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The mudslide was caused by a bout of extreme rainfall in the area
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) sounded a red alert for Idukki along with Thrissur, Palakkad and Wayanad on Saturday. The IMD has warned of widespread rainfall for the next two days.
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Phone communications are down and power supply in the region has been intermittent for two days.
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