Landslide, flash flood kill 3 in Kerala amid heavy rain alert - video

KOCHI: At least three people died after a landslide struck Kottakamboor in Vattavada, Idukki, Kerala, on Sunday. Police said the death toll in the flash flood in the Chokkad River has risen to three. The bodies of a woman and two men who went missing in the incident have been recovered. Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a rainfall alert, with seven districts, including Thiruvananthapuram and Idukki, under a yellow alert for Sunday. Isolated heavy rainfall of up to 115.5 mm is expected over a 24-hour period. An orange alert has also been issued for Idukki and Kottayam. In Gangtok, Sikkim, continuous heavy rainfall has triggered a series of landslides, mudflows and road blockages across the district, prompting the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) to launch an intensive damage assessment. The DDMA, Gangtok, has begun assessing damage across the district following a series of landslides and rain-related incidents caused by ongoing heavy rainfall. (With Agency Inputs)