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Mudslide Tragedy in Keralam's Idukki: Two Dead, One Injured After Shed Collapse
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News18•20-09-2026, 18:30
Mudslide Tragedy in Keralam's Idukki: Two Dead, One Injured After Shed Collapse
- •A mudslide in Kottakamboor, Idukki, Keralam, resulted in two deaths and one injury on Sunday.
- •Balakrishnan and his sister Chinnu were killed when mud collapsed on a shed where they sought shelter from heavy rain.
- •Balakrishnan's wife, Mariamma, was injured and hospitalized following the incident.
- •The family was working in fields when rain forced them into the shed, which collapsed around 3:30 PM.
- •Police are investigating the incident, including the possibility of electrocution, in the remote area.
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Heavy rain forced a family to take shelter in a shed near their farmland, where mud from above collapsed onto the structure and trapped them.
Two siblings, Balakrishnan and his sister Chinnu, died in the incident, while Balakrishnan's wife Mariamma sustained injuries and was hospitalized.
Officials are investigating whether any of the fatalities occurred due to electrocution following the collapse of the shed.
