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93 killed after landslides strike India tea estates

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Landslides in India triggered by pounding monsoon rains. [File, India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) / and AFP]

Landslides in India triggered by pounding monsoon rains struck tea plantations and killed at least 93 people Tuesday, with at least 250 others rescued from mud and debris, officials said.

The southern coastal state of Kerala has been battered by torrential downpours, with blocked roads into the disaster area in Wayanad district complicating relief efforts.

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