Race Against Time: Indian Army Constructs Bridge Amid Kerala Landslide Tragedy

Indian soldiers rushed to complete a metal bridge to connect the worst affected area in Kerala landslides. The disaster has killed at least 182 people, with many more missing. Heavy rain caused landslides, burying people as they slept. Despite rescue efforts, officials fear the death toll will rise.

Indian soldiers rushed to complete construction of a metal bridge on Thursday to connect the worst affected area in the Kerala landslides as search continued for survivors and bodies after the disaster that has killed at least 182 people.

Heavy rain in the southern coastal state of Kerala caused landslides in the hills of Wayanad district early on Tuesday, sending torrents of mud, water, and tumbling boulders downhill, burying or sweeping people to their deaths as they slept.

Army engineers were building a 190-foot (58 m) bridge to ferry heavy equipment from Chooralmala to the affected area, Mundakkai, after rising water ruined a makeshift bridge on Wednesday. The disaster has hampered rescue work, with poor road access and steady rain complicating efforts.

(With inputs from agencies.)