Massive landslides triggered by heavy rains in southern India kill at least eight people and leave a dozen others missing
In 2018, India's Kerala state suffered catastrophic floods killed 223 people and drove hundreds of thousands from their homes.
Rescue operations were under way on Sunday after heavy rains lashed the state the day before, triggering flash floods and landslides, the Press Trust of India news agency reported. A bird perches on a tree as rain clouds cover the sky in Kochi, Kerala state, India, October 16, 2021. On Saturday, when the heavy rains began, television reports showed people wading through chest-deep waters to rescue passengers from a bus that was nearly submerged by the torrents flooding the roads.
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