Landslide kills over 40 people

A LANDSLIDE triggered by torrential seasonal rains killed more than 40 people in southern India.

Landslide kills over 40 people
Wed, 11 Nov, 2009 - 00:00

It demolished nearly 300 tin-roofed mud huts in the Ooty and Coonoor region of Tamil Nadu state yesterday.

Rescuers found 42 bodies in the debris and eight injured people were taken to hospital.

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