Thee people died while many others were feared missing following a landslide in the Koottickal village of Kottayam district in India’s Kerala state on Saturday.
The landslide occurred in two places in Plappally in which 14 people went missing.
He also said that three bodies were recovered from the landslide spot.
Three houses were also damaged due to the landslide.
Kerala witnessed incessant rain on Saturday due to the Low-Pressure area formed over the Arabian Sea.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued a red alert for five districts in Kerala that experienced extremely heavy rainfall.
The red alert was issued in Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Kottayam, and Pathanamthitta. An orange alert was issued for several other districts.
According to the Nowcast weather forecast, thunderstorms with moderate rainfall and 40kmph winds are likely in parts of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Idukki, Ernakulam, and Thrissur.
Fishermen were advised not to venture into the southeast Arabian Sea and off the Kerala coast and Lakshadweep area, where wind speeds are predicted to reach between 40kmph and 60kpmh.
