Death toll from India’s Kerala landslides rises to 277 VIDEO

The death toll from landslides in the southern Indian state of Kerala has risen to 277.

Previously, the number of reported deaths was 163. Over 200 individuals have been injured. Authorities in Kerala have confirmed that 227 people are still missing, Caliber.Az reports citing the foreign media.

Heavy rains caused several landslides in the southern Indian state of Kerala, killing numerous people, and rescue efforts were underway to help those feared trapped.

Indian army, navy and air force personnel and helicopters joined the search-and-rescue efforts amid a continuous downpour that destroyed whole villages in the hilly district. The office of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the “entire government machinery” was involved in overseeing and coordinating rescue operations.

Amal Kabeer, a civil officer with the Kerala police, said the death toll is expected to rise. Dozens of people are missing.

Images and videos circulating on social media showed submerged railway lines, highways blocked by boulders and mangled cars stuck in uprooted trees as muddy rainwater steadily flowed through the towns and villages of Wayanad, which is ordinarily a hub for tourism in the region.

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