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Landslide in Kerala's Idukki: 18 dead, search resumes for 50 missing

NDRF, Kerala Police, Fire Force, locals and volunteers are carrying out the massive search exercise

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Since the Thursday midnight tragedy struck Rajamalai, 18 people have lost their lives while more than a dozen have been rescued

IANS Thiruvananthapuram
A massive search operation using man and machine, is underway on Saturday to find 50 odd people reported missing after a landslide in Kerala's Idukki district.

Since the Thursday midnight tragedy struck Rajamalai, 18 people have lost their lives while more than a dozen have been rescued and are under treatment in various hospitals in Idukki, Kottayam and Ernakulam districts.

The tragedy took place about 30 km from the popular tourist destination of Munnar when big boulders came down on four lines of estate houses.

State Minister for Electricity, M M Mani, who hails from the district said the state