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- Continuous rain over three days triggered a landslip at Panakkad near Malappuram in Kerala, sending earth, rocks and trees onto the Nadukani-Parappanangadi highway and disrupting traffic.
- Authorities had closed the road on Sunday morning after the hill began shedding loose soil, and a second landslip occurred on Monday while police and Fire and Rescue Services were at the site.
- A news cameraman caught in the second landslip escaped with minor injuries and was treated at a hospital in Malappuram.
- Residents alleged that illegal hill cutting for a proposed shopping complex had destabilised the slope and noted a landslip at the same spot in 2019.
What to watch next
- Restoration of traffic on the Malappuram-Vengara route as clearing operations continue
- Further slope failures, with authorities warning the area remains vulnerable
- Any official action on the alleged unscientific hill cutting linked to the proposed shopping complex
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