Floods sweep across India's Kerala as landslides leave over 50 dead, hundreds missing

Eyewitness videos showed massive floods sweeping through Wayanad district in southern India’s Kerala state on Tuesday (July 30), triggering landslides killing over 50 people and leaving several missing.

 

Reuters was able to confirm the location from the structure and shape of the building, flooring and a tree that matched file imagery of the school. Reuters was also able to confirm the date of the footage from original file metadata. Local media also reported about the destruction of a school following the landslide in the area.

 

Hillsides gave way after midnight following torrential rainfall on Monday (July 29) in Kerala, a state renowned as one of India's most popular tourist destinations.

 

Most of the victims were estate workers and their families who were asleep at the time in makeshift tents.