Kochi: Twenty Three persons including children were killed in massive landslides at Meppadi Mundakai in hilly Wayanad in the wee hours of Tuesday, media reports said.
Hundreds of families were affected in the calamity.
Eighteen bodies were in Government hospitals and five in private hospitals.
T Siddique, MLA, of Congress expressed fear of foreign tourists affected by nature’s fury.
Indian Army personnel have moved to the place to rescue the stranded.
Fire and Rescue and NDRF teams are engaged in carrying out rescue operations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi spoke to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to get feedback about the situation.
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