A mudslide at Kumbanpara, near Adimaly, in Idukki on the Kochi-Dhanushkodi National Highway late on Saturday claimed the life of Biju, a Laksham Veedu colony resident, and seriously injured his wife, Sandhya. The District Collector has directed that the road-widening works on the highway be stopped.
The mudslide occurred around 10 p.m. on Saturday. Eight houses were destroyed in the calamity and many people have been shifted to relief camps.
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