Kerala landslides, floods kill 8; 8 missing

Kerala chief minister V D Satheesan confirmed 8 deaths, 8 missing, and 13 injured from rain-triggered landslides and floods.

Heavy rain destroyed 27 homes fully and damaged 196 partially, with 5,792 people evacuated to 209 relief camps.

Five shutters of Malankara Dam, part of the Muvattupuzha Valley Irrigation Project, were opened due to heavy rainfall.

Flooding disrupted life in Kozhikode, with waterlogged roads and flooded shops, and a bridge was destroyed.

The Aluva Shiva Temple was inundated, and a truck was seen driving through submerged roads in Kannur.