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A 55-year-old man died in Kerala's Idukki district after landslides due to heavy rainfall washed away his house. Several houses were damaged and roads were obstructed due to the landslides.
Idukki: In view of continuous heavy rains that lashed across the district, shutters of Malankara, Lower Periyar, Kallarkutty and Munnar Headworks dams were opened on Saturday. For the past 24 hours, Peermade taluk received 208mm rainfall, followed by Devikulam (102.2mm), Thodupuzha (73.4mm), Idukki (49.8mm) and Udumbanchola (30.4mm). Raja (50), a native of Vattavada, died allegedly due to the delay in reaching the hospital on time. The road to the nearby hospital was blocked following uprooting of trees. Raja suffered a heart attack around 2am on Saturday, but he could be taken to the hospi...