Authorities said 261 foreign nationals from 23 countries remain unaccounted for after a mudslide hit Gyirong Port on the Tibet-Nepal border, including 49 Indians. Nepal separately reported 675 deaths and 2,498 missing following devastating floods and mudslides across affected districts
The Wayanad tunnel road mudslide death toll rose to seven after another body was recovered, while one person remains missing. Rescue operations continue despite difficult conditions as an expert probe, political blame game, and Kerala High Court scrutiny gather momentum.
Kerala ministers Ramesh Chennithala and T. Siddique termed the Kalladi tunnel project mudslide a man-made disaster, alleging unscientific dumping of excavated earth. They said earlier warnings were ignored as rescue operations continued following the fatal incident
The death toll in the Wayanad tunnel project mudslide rose to four, with four people still missing and ten injured. Rescue teams continue operations despite heavy rain, while state leaders alleged the tragedy resulted from unscientific dumping of excavated earth
