Updated
Updated · anews.com.tr · Jul 10
India Records 15+ Monsoon Deaths as Landslides and Building Collapses Hit 4 States
Updated
Updated · anews.com.tr · Jul 10

India Records 15+ Monsoon Deaths as Landslides and Building Collapses Hit 4 States

2 articles · Updated · anews.com.tr · Jul 10

Summary

  • At least 15 people have died in recent days across India as monsoon rains triggered landslides and building collapses, with one more body recovered Friday at Kerala's Anakkompoyil-Meppadi tunnel project.
  • Kerala's tunnel-site toll now stands at eight, one person is still missing, and rescue operations remain underway after the landslide struck earlier this week.
  • Uttar Pradesh has reported seven deaths from heavy rain this week, while Maharashtra recorded at least one death in Pimpri Chinchwad after a building collapse; six others died in a similar collapse in Mumbai last week.
  • Himachal Pradesh has also been hit hard, with landslides, flood-like conditions and school closures in some districts after more than 24 hours of continuous rain.
  • India's annual monsoon season typically runs from June through September, often bringing deadly flooding, landslides and infrastructure damage.

Insights

Landslides, building collapses: Is India's development rush creating a pattern of predictable and deadly disasters?
A landslide was called a 'man-made disaster'. Will the controversial tunnel project that caused it now be halted?