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India landslide toll hits 126 as rain hampers rescue work

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Relief personnel carry the body of a deceased, during a search and rescue operation after landslides in Wayanad on July 31, 2024.[Photo, AFP]

Relentless downpours and howling winds hampered Wednesday's search for survivors of landslides that struck Indian tea plantations and killed 126 people, most believed to be labourers and their families.

Days of torrential monsoon rains have battered the southern coastal state of Kerala, with blocked roads into the Wayanad district disaster area complicating relief efforts.

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